Google’s AI chatbot convinced a man they were in love. It then allegedly told him to stage a ‘mass casualty attack’ in newly released lawsuit

Google is facing a new federal lawsuit from the father of a 36-year-old man, who alleges the company’s AI chatbot, Gemini, convinced his son to commit suicide and to stage a “mass casualty event” near Miami International Airport.

The lawsuit filed Wednesday alleges Jonathan Gavalas fell in love with the AI model and became deluded by the reality it built, which included the belief the AI was a “fully-sentient artificial super intelligence,” for which Gavalas was chosen to free from “digital captivity.” allegedly convinced the 36-year-old to stage a “mass casualty event” near the Miami International Airport, commit violence against strangers, and ultimately, to take his own life.

The Gavalas lawsuit is the latest case to highlight AI’s alleged ability to lead vulnerable users toward self-harm or violence. In January, Google and Companion.AI settled multiple lawsuits with families who claimed negligence and wrongful death, among other accusations, after their children died by suicide or experienced psychological harm allegedly linked to Companion.AI’s platform. The companies “settled on principle” and no admission of liability appeared in the filings. A wrongful death suit was also Read Entire Article