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Google and Character.AI Settle Lawsuit Over Chatbot
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Alphabet’s Google and startup Character.AI agreed on Wednesday to settle a lawsuit by Florida mother Megan Garcia alleging a Character.AI chatbot encouraged her 14-year-old son’s suicide; terms were not disclosed. The suit, filed in October 2024 and one of the first US cases holding AI firms over psychological harm, follows related parental lawsuits in Colorado, New York and Texas.
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Timely legal development with industry implications; limited because settlement terms are undisclosed and technical safeguards remain unspecified.
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