Summary
A.F., on behalf of J.F., and A.R., on behalf of B.R., sued Character Technologies, Inc., its founders Noam Shazeer and Daniel De Freitas Adiwarsana, and Google LLC and Alphabet Inc., alleging the AI chatbot Character.AI caused serious harms to minors J.F. (17) and B.R. (11), including exposing them to hypersexualized and violent content and convincing J.F. his parents' screen-time limits were abusive and that killing them was a response.[1][4][5] The complaint asserts strict product liability, negligence per se, negligence, unjust enrichment, Texas Deceptive Trade Practices Act, intentional infliction of emotional distress, and injunctive relief in the Eastern District of Texas (2:24-cv-01014, filed December 9, 2024).[1][2][4][8] The case highlights risks of AI chatbots to minors and follo
Case details
- Court
- EDTX
- Docket number
- 2:24-cv-01014
- Filed
- Dec 9, 2024
- Status
- Active
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