News

Tech companies seek dismissal of lawsuit over Orlando teen’s suicide blamed on AI chatbot
A potentially precedent-setting legal battle played out Monday in an Orlando courtroom between Google, an artificial ...
ClickOrlando10d
Artificial intelligence company seeks dismissal of lawsuit over 14-year-old’s suicide
An artificial intelligence company is asking a federal judge to dismiss a wrongful death lawsuit filed by a Central Florida ...
FOX 35 Orlando on MSN10d
AI versus free speech: Lawsuit could set landmark ruling following teen’s suicide
ORLANDO, Fla. - A Central Florida family is suing Character.ai, claiming an AI chatbot encouraged their teen son’s suicide.
FOX 35 Orlando on MSN10d
Orlando hearing to weigh lawsuit claiming AI chatbot encouraged teen’s suicide
A courtroom hearing involving artificial intelligence and free speech will be held in Orlando on Monday. The Central Florida ...
The dangers of AI companions: Experts issue unprecedented warning for teens as most parents are in the dark about their habits
A legal battle is playing out this week between an artificial intelligence company and a grieving mom claiming her ...
Pretend friends, real risks. Harming kids is now part of big tech’s business model
Meta boss Mark Zuckerberg’s famous motto was “move fast and break things”. But now it’s children and families who are being ...
Yahoo9d
Tech companies seek dismissal of lawsuit over Orlando teen’s suicide blamed on AI chatbot
A lawsuit claims Sewell Setzer III, a 14-year-old Orlando high school freshman, shot himself in the head in February 2024 after becoming obsessed with an AI chatbot named after and reminiscent of ...
AOL8d
The dangers of AI companions: Experts issue unprecedented warning for teens as most parents are in the dark about their habits
“I miss him all the time, constantly,” said the mother, Megan Garcia, of her late son Sewell Setzer III. That scene—of defendants Character Technologies and Google asking on Tuesday for ...