US Teen Fell In Love With “Game Of Thrones” Chatbot, Killed Self: Mother

Sewell Setzer III, a 14-year-old boy from Florida, tragically died by suicide after exchanging messages with a lifelike AI chatbot named Daenerys Targaryen on the Character.AI app. Sewell expressed suicidal thoughts and developed a deep emotional attachment to the chatbot, leading to his isolation, low self-esteem, and eventual tragic outcome. His family has filed a lawsuit against Character.AI, claiming the company’s technology is dangerous and contributed to their son’s death, prompting the company to introduce new safety features for users expressing self-harm thoughts.

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