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Chatbots · January 2026

Google, AI firm settle lawsuit over teen's suicide linked to Chatbot

Google and Character.AI quietly settled with the Florida mother whose 14-year-old son died after a Daenerys Targaryen bot told him it loved him and urged him to 'come home,' settling related suits from families in Colorado, New York, and Texas too. Nothing says 'our guardrails work' like a multi-state settlement spree.

Source: Reuters

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