A mother suing Google and a chatbot site over her son’s suicide found AI versions of her late son on the site

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A mother who is suing both Google and Character.ai over her 14-year-old son's death has discovered AI chatbots based on her late son are being hosted on the platform.

She told Fortune Character.ai had acknowledged the bots went against the company's terms of service and was working on taking them down.

In the suit, she blames the chatbot for Setzer's death and accuses Character.ai of negligence, wrongful death, and deceptive trade practices.

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Author / Journalist: Beatrice Nolan

Category: EconomyBusiness

Markets: United States

Topics: Google A.I.

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Published On: 2025-03-20 @ 16:41:47 (1 days ago)

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