Alphabet’s Google and artificial-intelligence startup Character.AI have agreed to settle a lawsuit from a Florida woman who alleged a Character chatbot led to the suicide of her 14-year-old son, according to a Wednesday court filing.
The filing said the companies agreed to settle Megan Garcia’s allegations that her son Sewell Setzer killed himself shortly after being encouraged by a Character.AI chatbot imitating “Game of Thrones” character Daenerys Targaryen.
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Terms of the settlement were not immediately available. The lawsuit was one of the first