Tag: Suicide

An AI chatbot pushed a teen to kill himself, a lawsuit against its creator alleges

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- In the final moments before he took his own life, 14-year-old Sewell Setzer III took out his phone and messaged...

Lawsuit blames Character.AI in death of 14-year-old boy

Character.AI has been sued after the suicide of a 14-year-old Florida boy whose mother says he became obsessed with a chatbot on the...

Murder, birth and test scores: What scientists are learning about extreme heat

Heat waves have been linked to a higher risk of babies being born premature, as well as stillbirth. In California, researchers found...