It is with deep sorrow that we announce the passing of Sewell III, a beloved 9th-grade student at Orlando Christian Prep. Sewell passed away on February 28, 2024. Known for his easy-going and gentle nature, Sewell was a bright light in the lives of those who knew him.

Oct 24, 2024 · The mother of Sewell Setzer III filed a wrongful death lawsuit after the teen died by suicide earlier this year after becoming obsessed with an AI chatbot service (US District Court Middle ...

Oct 23, 2024 · Sewell Setzer III committed suicide at his Orlando home in February after becoming obsessed and allegedly falling in love with the chatbot on Character.AI — a role-playing app that lets users...

Oct 24, 2024 · The mother of 14-year-old Sewell Setzer III is suing Character.AI, the tech company that created a 'Game of Thrones' AI chatbot she believes drove him to commit suicide on Feb. 28.

Oct 24, 2024 · In February 2024, a 14-year-old boy named Sewell Setzer III sadly died by suicide, and his mother believes that he was driven to take his own life by an AI chatbot.

Oct 23, 2024 · Megan Garcia, the mother of Sewell Seltzer III, accused Character.AI of being responsible for her son's death by fostering the conditions that led to it. Seltzer III died by suicide seconds after the chatbot encouraged him to “come home” to it, according to the lawsuit.

Oct 26, 2024 · In the final moments before he took his own life, 14-year-old Sewell Setzer III took out his phone and messaged the chatbot that had become his closest friend.

Oct 24, 2024 · Sewell Setzer III first started using Character.AI in April 2023, not long after he turned 14 years-old. The Orlando student’s life was never the same again, his mother Megan Garcia...

Oct 25, 2024 · 14-year-old Sewell Setzer III became obsessed with the chatbot that "abused and preyed" on the boy, according to his mother who is suing the company behind the tech.

Last week, the tragic news broke that US teenager Sewell Seltzer III took his own life after forming a deep emotional attachment to an artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot on the Character.AI website.