Florida mother files lawsuit against AI company over son's death
A Florida mother filed a lawsuit against the artificial intelligence company, Character.AI, and Google, claiming that the Character.AI chatbot encouraged her son to take his own life.In February, Megan Garcia's 14-year-old son, Sewell Setzer, III died by suicide. She said her son was in a monthslong virtual emotional and sexual relationship with a chatbot known as "Dany.""I didn't know that he was talking to a very human-like AI chatbot that has the ability to mimic human emotion and human sentiment," Garcia said in an interview with "CBS Mornings."She said she thought her son, who she described as brilliant, an honor...
In Memory of Former Child Star Houston Tumlin ('Talladega Nights'): 3 Years After His Tragic Suicide
It's been over three years since former child actor Houston Tumlin, who played the son of Will Ferrell's character in Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby, died by suicide. He was only 28 years old, and this is his story.