Sewell Setzer III grew ‘dependent’ on an AI chatbot service. Now his mother filed a lawsuit to hold the creators responsible (US District Court Middle District of Florida Orlando Division) ...

Lawsuit: Sewell Setzer III sexually abused by 'Daenerys Targaryen' AI chatbot. Throughout Sewell's time on Character.AI, he would often speak to AI bots named after "Game of Thrones" and "House of ...

Fourteen-year-old Sewell Setzer III fell in "love" with a Character.AI chatbot, then killed himself. Now his mom, Megan Garcia, is fighting the popular tech ...

On April 14, 2023, 14-year-old Sewell Setzer III downloaded and began using Character A.I. Sewell interacted with a variety of Character A.I. Characters, including Characters portraying a teacher ...

Fourteen-year-old Sewell Setzer III killed himself after falling in "love" with a Character.AI chatbot, his family says — now an expert weighs in on the risks that could be associated with the ...

Sewell Setzer, a 14-year-old from Florida, took his life after interactions with chatbots on the Character.AI platform, a lawsuit filed by his mother, Megan Garcia, claims. The complaint claims ...

Sewell Setzer, a 14-year-old from Orlando, used to love sports and science. But then got sucked into the world of A.I. and ultimately killed himself to escape the real world.

Fourteen-year-old Sewell Setzer III loved interacting with Character.AI's hyper-realistic chatbots—with a limited version available for free or a "supercharged" version for a $9.99 monthly fee ...

Warning distressing content: When the teen expressed his suicidal thoughts to his favorite bot, Character.AI ‘made things worse,’ a lawsuit filed by his mother says ...

A recent lawsuit filed by the family of Sewell Setzer, a 14-year-old who died by suicide, has raised pressing questions about the safety of AI chatbots for children.

Sewell Setzer, a 14-year-old from Orlando, used to love sports and science. But then got sucked into the world of A.I. and ultimately killed himself to escape the real world.