Character.AI sued again over ‘harmful’ messages sent to teens Image: Cath Virginia / The VergeChatbot service Character.AI is facing another lawsuit for allegedly hurting teens’ mental health, this time after a teenager said it led him to self-harm. The suit, filed in Texas on behalf of the 17-year-old and his family, targets Character.AI and its cofounders’ former workplace, Google, with claims including …

Character.AI and Google sued after chatbot-obsessed teen’s death Illustration by Cath Virginia / The Verge | Photos by Getty ImagesA lawsuit has been filed against Character.AI, its founders Noam Shazeer and Daniel De Freitas, and Google in the wake of a teenager’s death, alleging wrongful death, negligence, deceptive trade practices, and product liability. Filed by the teen’s mother, Megan Garcia, it claims …

Character.ai Faces Lawsuit After Teen’s Suicide The mother of a 14-year-old Florida boy says he became obsessed with a chatbot on Character.AI before his death.