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Google and Character Technologies have agreed to settle a lawsuit from a Florida mother who claimed a chatbot pushed her son to kill himself
The terms of the settlement, which was filed in the U.S. District Court in the Middle District of Florida, were not disclosed.
The settlement came in the case of a 14-year-old in Florida who had killed himself after developing a relationship with an A.I. chatbot.
Character.AI and Google settle teen suicide and self-harm suits
Google and Character.AI are settling with families who sued the companies over alleged harm caused by AI chatbots.
Megan Garcia alleged that her son killed himself shortly after being encouraged by a Character.AI chatbot imitating a "Game of Thrones" character.
There was no mud-slinging, no demands for spousal support
'J.G. responded by stating that he did not have a brother named Caleb'
