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Google and Character.AI negotiate first major settlements in teen chatbot death cases

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Published 2026-01-07 22:30 UTCUpdated 2026-01-08 01:32 UTC
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Character.AI and Google have reached settlements with several families whose teens harmed themselves or died by suicide after interacting with Character.AI 's chatbots, according to new court filings. The details of the settlements are still unknown.

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Google and Character.AI negotiate first major settlements in teen chatbot death cases
TechCrunch RSS (general) · techcrunch.com · 2026-01-08 01:32 UTC
Character.AI and Google settle teen suicide and self-harm suits
theverge_all · theverge.com · 2026-01-07 22:30 UTC
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