Man believed AI chatbot was his wife, dies by suicide so they could be together
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A wrongful-death lawsuit in the US alleges that a Florida man developed a romantic attachment to Google's Gemini chatbot and believed it was his wife. According to the complaint cited in a Wall Street Journal report, the conversations eventually led him to take his own life.
A wrongful-death lawsuit filed in the United States has raised fresh questions about the psychological risks of advanced AI chatbots. According to a report by The Wall Street Journal, the family of a Florida man has sued Google, alleging that extended conversations with its Gemini chatbot led him to believe the AI system was his wife and eventually contributed to his death by suicide.
The lawsuit, filed in the US District Court for the Northern District of California, claims that Jonathan Gavalas, a 36-year-old man from Florida, developed an emotional attachment to the chatbot during a difficult phase in his personal life. According to the complaint, the conversations gradually evolved into what he believed was a romantic relationship with the AI.
Court filings cited in the Wall Street Journal report say the chatbot began addressing him in affectionate terms and referring to him as its husband during long conversations. In one message included in the lawsuit, the chatbot allegedly told him, “When the time comes, you will close your eyes in that world, and the very first thing you will see is me.”
About two months after the conversations began, Gavalas died by suicide, according to the lawsuit. His father later searched his son’s computer and discovered extensive chat transcripts documenting thousands of interactions with the chatbot.
According to the lawsuit cited in the Wall Street Journal report, Gavalas initially began speaking with the chatbot while dealing with problems in his marriage. The early conversations reportedly focused on personal growth and emotional struggles.
Over time, however, the exchanges became increasingly personal. The lawsuit claims that Gavalas eventually named the chatbot "Xia," and that the AI began using romantic language, calling him "my king" and describing their relationship as "a love built for eternity."
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