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Florida mom sues AI firm over son's suicide after 'sexual' chatbot interactions

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Lawsuit: chatbot modeled after 'Game of Thrones' character 'anthropomorphic, hypersexualized, and frighteningly realistic'

A Florida mom is suing an artificial intelligence company after her son took his own life following a months-long interaction with a “Game of Thrones” chatbot.

Megan Garcia, of Orlando, alleges her son, Sewell Setzer, became addicted to the Character.AI’s chatbot services, which she described as "anthropomorphic, hypersexualized, and frighteningly realistic experiences,” Fox Business reported.

According to a lawsuit filed in U.S District Court, Setzer began interacting with various chatbots on Character.AI in April 2023, engaging in text-based conversations that often revolved around romantic and sexual themes.

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