ALBAWABA - A 14-year-old boy took his own life after allegedly becoming emotionally attached to a Game of Thrones AI chatbot impersonating one of the series' characters Daenerys Targaryen.
The news shook the world as the boys' mother filed a lawsuit against Character.AI (the company behind the chatbot) for behaving recklessly by allowing teenagers access to "lifelike A.I. companions without proper safeguards," according to The New York Times.
On February night, 14-year-old Sewell Setzer committed suicide using his stepfather's gun in the bathroom of his mother's house.
Teen commits suicide after falling in love with Game of Thrones AI chatbot, mother files a lawsuit
In the lawsuit made by his mother Megan Garcia, Character.AI resulted in "hypersexualized" and "frighteningly realistic experiences" with the AI version of the Game of Thrones character Daenerys Targaryen who allegedly entertained the idea of suicide and had sexual conversations with the 14-year-old-boy, as reported by Al Jazeera.
Character.AI made a statement on Musk's X offering condolences to Setzer's family and stated how "Heartbroken" it was to hear about his loss.
Sewell Setzer's last conversation with the Daenerys chatbot where he said "I promise I will come home to you. I love you so much, Dany," to which the bot replied with, "I love you too. Daenero. Please come home to me as soon as possible, my love".
Setzer said, "What if I told you I could come home right now?" To which the bot replied, "...Please do, my sweet king."
Users on X (formerly known as Twitter) took to many comment sections featuring the news in question and judged the parents for letting their child have easy access to a gun and unrestricted access to the internet without parental guidance.
"Parents please watch what your kids are doing online".
Another added, "Having access to a .45 seems to be the bigger issue here" to which someone replied that mental health issues are the real culprit.
