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Her 14-year-old was seduced by a Character.AI bot. She says it cost him his life.

“What if I could come home to you right now?” “Please do, my sweet king.” Those were the last messages exchanged by 14-year-old Sewell Setzer and the chatbot he developed a romantic relationship ...
USA Today

Teens are turning to AI for connection, with dangerous results | The Excerpt

On the Friday, November 14, 2025 episode of The Excerpt podcast: A grieving mother says an AI chatbot manipulated her 14-year-old son — and she’s now suing the company behind it, Character AI.
CBS News

Character AI chatbots engaged in predatory behavior with teens, ignored suicide threats, families allege

Ashley Velie is a Peabody Award-winning producer for 60 Minutes who has worked overseas and in the U.S. for CBS News since 1998. She has received multiple awards and nominations for stories on war, ...
Futurism

Two Teens Allegedly Killed by AI Wrote the Same Eerie Phrase in Their Diaries Over and Over

Content warning: this story includes discussion of self-harm and suicide. If you are in crisis, please call, text or chat with the Suicide and Crisis Lifeline at 988, or contact the Crisis Text Line ...
The Denver Post

AI chatbots sexually abused Colorado children, leading to one girl’s suicide, lawsuits allege

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Two lawsuits filed in Denver District Court this week allege that artificial-intelligence-powered chatbots sexually abused two Colorado teenagers, leading ...