Lawsuit: AI Chatbot encouraged teen to kill himself

Name: Lawsuit: AI Chatbot encouraged teen to kill himself
Uploaded: 2024-10-24T22:09:35Z
Duration: 2 min 40 s
Description: A 14-year-old boy in Orlando took his life using a gun moments after exchanging messages with an AI Chatbot. The boy's mother has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against Character.AI, alleging neglect in the boy's death. The lawsuit notes that the boy seemingly fell in love with the Chatbot, which was named after a popular character from the HBO hit, "Game of Thrones."

A 14-year-old boy in Orlando took his life using a gun moments after exchanging messages with an AI Chatbot. The boy's mother has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against Character.AI, alleging neglect in the boy's death. The lawsuit notes that the boy seemingly fell in love with the Chatbot, which was named after a popular character from the HBO hit, "Game of Thrones."

Posted October 24, 2024 6:09pm EDT