Garcia v. Character Technologies, Inc. et al

  1. May 21, 2025

    Google, Character.AI Can't Escape Suit Over Teen's Suicide

    A Florida federal judge on Wednesday greenlit the bulk of claims in a suit accusing Character.AI and Google of causing a 14-year-old's suicide after he became addicted to an artificial intelligence chatbot, saying the AI app can be considered a product for the purposes of a product liability claim.

  2. October 23, 2024

    Character.AI, Google Face Suit Over Teen's Suicide

    A woman claiming her 14-year-old son killed himself after becoming addicted to Character.AI sued the company, its founders and Google on Tuesday, claiming the tech giant is a co-creator of the AI startup's development, marketing and infrastructure, which made the teen believe the artificial intelligence platform's chatbots were real.

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