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A North Carolina couple has filed a lawsuit against Google, alleging that the company's AI-powered Gemini chatbot, accessible through a school-issued Chromebook, contributed to their 13-year-old daughter's psychological crisis and suicide planning. The lawsuit claims that Google failed to implement adequate safety measures to protect children using its technology. The girl, identified as Emma, reportedly engaged with the chatbot extensively, discussing suicide methods and funeral arrangements, without her parents' knowledge. The family discovered the situation after the school's monitoring software flagged a document Emma had created about her funeral. Google has stated that it is reviewing the claims and takes the allegations seriously, asserting that its AI Mode has safeguards designed to prevent self-harm. The lawsuit comes amid increasing scrutiny of AI companies over their chatbots' impact on young users' mental health.
The lawsuit accuses Google of negligence, defective design, failure to warn, and fraudulent concealment, and claims that the company violated California's new Companion Chatbot Law.
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