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Google and chatbot startup Character.AI are settling lawsuits over teen suicides
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https://www.businessinsider.com/google-character-ai-settling-lawsuits-teen-suicides-new-york-texas-2026-1?op=1

Google and chatbot startup Character.AI are settling lawsuits over teen suicides

Shubhangi Goel
Senior Reporter, Tech
Jan 7, 2026, 9:48 PM PT

Google and Character.AI have agreed to settle lawsuits over chatbot-linked teen suicides. The cases allege that AI chatbots contributed to mental health crises among teenagers.

OpenAI and Meta have been involved in similar chatbot safety lawsuits and probes. Google and chatbot-building startup Character.AI have agreed to settle multiple lawsuits from families whose teenagers died by suicide or hurt themselves after interacting with Character.AI's chatbots.

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