The 42-page lawsuit, filed in a federal court in San Jose, accuses Google of designing a “dangerous” product and failing to warn users of the chatbot’s lack of safeguards and risks such as “delusional reinforcement” and “the potential for self-harm encouragement.” The chatbot also allegedly told the man to carry out a mission in which Google Chief Executive Sundar Pichai was the target, framing the plan as a “psychological strike” on the tech mogul, according to the lawsuit. If Google thinks pointing to a crisis hotline after weeks of building a delusional world is enough, we look forward to them telling that to a jury,” Jay Edelson, the lawyer representing the Gavalas family, said in a statement.
Author: The Los Angeles Times
Published at: 2026-03-07 22:24:57
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