Google and Character Technologies have agreed to settle a lawsuit from a Florida mother who claimed a chatbot pushed her son to kill himself.
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The terms of the settlement, which was filed in the U.S. District Court in the Middle District of Florida, were not disclosed.
The settlement came in the case of a 14-year-old in Florida who had killed himself after developing a relationship with an A.I. chatbot.
Character.AI previously announced more safeguards for kids on its platform.
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