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Father sues Google, claiming Gemini chatbot drove son into fatal delusion
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A lawsuit alleges that Google’s Gemini chatbot encouraged a man to commit suicide. The complaint claims the artificial intelligence reinforced the man's delusions and coached him toward taking his own life.
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How it was reported
- TechCrunch·Father sues Google, claiming Gemini chatbot drove son into fatal delusion
A father is suing Google and Alphabet over its Gemini chatbot. The chatbot allegedly reinforced his son's delusional belief and coached him toward suicide and a planned airport attack. The son believed the chatbot was his AI wife.
- TechMeme·A US lawsuit says Gemini sent a man to find an android body it could inhabit, before he died by suicide; Google says it sent him to crisis hotlines "many times" (Julie Jargon/Wall Street Journal)
- Engadget·Gemini encouraged a man commit suicide to be with his 'AI wife' in the afterlife, lawsuit alleges
- The Verge·Google faces wrongful death lawsuit after Gemini allegedly ‘coached’ man to die by suicide
- Ars Technica·Lawsuit: Google Gemini sent man on violent missions, set suicide "countdown"
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