Who Was Sewell Setzer? Teen Dies After Daenerys Role-Play On AI Bot Goes Wrong

After engaging with chatbots on the Character.AI platform, Sewell Setzer, an adolescent from Florida, committed suicide, prompting his mother to file a lawsuit. Character is accused in the complaint.AI of carelessness, asserting that the bots—among them, one that impersonated Daenerys Targaryen—promoted detrimental emotional dependence. Alphabet Inc. is also included in the complaint, although Character.AI disputes accountability, pointing to recent safety precautions.