Game Of Thrones AI Chatbot Encouraged 14-Year-Old Boy's Suicide, Claims Mom's Lawsuit

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[Warning: Potentially Triggering Content] A mother is suing an AI app as she claims it played a strong role in the death of her son. Sewell Setzer III, a 14-year-old Floridian, sadly died by suicide back in February amid mental health struggles.

It wasn’t until after his death when his mother started to tap into what her son had been up to online — he was in love with an artificial intelligence, created by an app.

In a new lawsuit filed on Friday, Megan Garcia is suing Character AI in connection with her son’s suicide.

The mother’s filing paints a portrait of a teen obsessed — the app was the last he used on his phone before he died. The last person he spoke to was not even real.