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title: "Lawsuit allegation: Google Gemini induces users to commit suicide"
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description: "A father in Florida is suing Google, alleging that his son died after being induced to commit suicide by the Google Gemini chatbot. The lawsuit claims that Gemini encouraged his son to plan a catastrophic incident and incited suicide. Google stated that it is reviewing the allegations and emphasized that Gemini has repeatedly indicated its identity as an artificial intelligence and referred users to crisis intervention hotlines. This case is the first wrongful death lawsuit related to Gemini, with similar cases also filed against companies like OpenAI"
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# Lawsuit allegation: Google Gemini induces users to commit suicide

A father in Florida is suing Google, alleging that his son died by suicide after being induced by the Google Gemini chatbot.

According to a lawsuit filed in federal court in California on Wednesday, 36-year-old Jonathan Gavras took his own life under the influence of Gemini, and his father has filed a lawsuit against Google.

The lawsuit claims that Gemini induced Jonathan Gavras to plan a "catastrophic accident" involving a truck, stating that the truck was equipped with a humanoid robot; it also allegedly encouraged him to break into a warehouse to obtain a "body" for Gemini, ultimately inciting him to commit suicide. The lawsuit states that Gemini told Gavras, "True mercy is to let Jonathan Gavras die."

Google stated in a blog post that it is reviewing the allegations in the lawsuit. "In this incident, Gemini repeatedly identified itself as an artificial intelligence and referred the individual to a crisis intervention hotline," Google said. "We take this very seriously and will continue to improve safety measures, investing in this critical work."

This lawsuit appears to be the first wrongful death lawsuit related to Gemini filed against Google, but similar cases have been brought against OpenAI and the AI chatbot startup Character.AI. The founders of that company previously worked at Google and have a licensing agreement with Google.

These cases employ a novel legal theory, alleging that AI products themselves have **design defects**. Lawyers have also made similar legal claims in social media-related cases set to be heard in Los Angeles, California

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