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Mothers say chatbots encouraged their sons to kill themselves
- gnabgib 11mo agoRelated (same people) 2024 Mother's lawsuit says AI chatbot led teen to kill himself (4 points, 4 comments) https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41932485 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41932485 2025 A mother suing Google and a chatbot site over her son's suicide (6 points) https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43447196 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43447196
- ChrisArchitect 11mo agoRelated CNN edition a few days ago: Parents say ChatGPT encouraged son to kill himself https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45845709 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45845709 Big NYT feature on the Garcia case too: Teen in love with chatbot killed himself – can the chatbot be held responsible? https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/24/magazine/character-ai-chatbot-lawsuit-teen-suicide-free-speech.html?unlocked_article_code=1.wE8.MnG5.nrrfuegfEmR9&smid=url-share https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/24/magazine/character-ai-cha... (https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45701134 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45701134)