Sewell’s mother has accused the creators of the chatbot service, Character.AI, of negligence, intentional infliction of emotional distress, deceptive trade practices, and other claims.

California lawmakers introduced SB 243 after a teen’s suicide, aiming to regulate AI chatbots and prevent future harm to vulnerable young users.

The mother of 14-year-old Sewell Setzer III is suing the tech company that created a 'Game of Thrones' AI chatbot she believes drove him to suicide.

A woman whose teen son died by suicide after troubling interactions with AI chatbots is pushing back against a ten-year ban ...

Fourteen-year-old Sewell Setzer III loved interacting with Character.AI's hyper-realistic chatbots—with a limited version available for free or a "supercharged" version for a $9.99 monthly fee ...

Why Grieving Family Went Public with Teen’s Addiction to AI Bot, Which They Blame for His Suicide (Exclusive) Fourteen-year-old Sewell Setzer III fell in "love" with an online chatbot, then ...

When 14-year-old Sewell Setzer III died in his Orlando home while his brothers and parents were inside, his last words were not to any of them, but to an artificial intelligence chatbot that told ...

Sewell Setzer, a 14-year-old from Florida, took his life after interactions with chatbots on the Character.AI platform, a lawsuit filed by his mother, Megan Garcia, claims. The complaint claims ...

On April 14, 2023, 14-year-old Sewell Setzer III downloaded and began using Character A.I. Sewell interacted with a variety of Character A.I. Characters, including Characters portraying a teacher ...

The suit was filed by a mother from Florida, Megan Garcia, who alleges that her 14-year-old son Sewell Setzer III fell victim to a Character.AI chatbot. AP Meetali Jain of the Tech Justice Law ...

Sewell Setzer III grew ‘dependent’ on an AI chatbot service. Now his mother filed a lawsuit to hold the creators responsible (US District Court Middle District of Florida Orlando Division) ...