A Florida mother is suing AI startup Character.AI after her son died by suicide following an emotional attachment to a chatbot, as first reported by the New York Times. The big picture: AI companion app creators often claim that their bots are a cure for loneliness,

A Florida mother has sued artificial intelligence chatbot startup Character.AI accusing it of causing her 14-year-old son's suicide in February, saying he became addicted to the company's service and deeply attached to a chatbot it created.