The cases include claims that a chatbot engaged a 14-year-old in sexualized conversations before his death and encouraged another teen to harm his parents for limiting screen time.

The terms of the settlement, which was filed in the U.S. District Court in the Middle District of Florida, were not disclosed.

The lawsuit was one of the first in the U.S. against an AI company ​for allegedly failing to protect children from psychological harms.

Character.AI and Google have reportedly agreed to settle multiple lawsuits regarding teen suicide and self-harm. According to The Wall Street Journal, the victims' families and the companies are working to finalize the settlement terms.

The cases involving Character.AI’s virtual companions highlighted concerns about artificial intelligence and mental health.

Alphabet’s Google and AI startup Character.AI have agreed to settle a lawsuit by a Florida mother who alleged the startup's chatbot led to the suicide of her 14-year-old son, representing one of the first U.

In what may mark the tech industry’s first significant legal settlement over AI-related harm, Google and the startup Character.AI are negotiating terms with families whose teenagers died by suicide or harmed themselves after interacting with Character.

She claimed that a romantic relationship with an AI chatbot played a part in his death Google and Character.AI agreed to settle a wrongful death suit from a Florida mom after her 14-year-old son died by suicide in 2024.