The settlement came in the case of a 14-year-old in Florida who had killed himself after developing a relationship with an A.I. chatbot.

The lawsuit was one of the first in the U.S. against an AI company ​for allegedly failing to protect children from psychological harms.

The cases include claims that a chatbot engaged a 14-year-old in sexualized conversations before his death and encouraged another teen to harm his parents for limiting screen time.

Alphabet’s Google and AI startup Character.AI have agreed to settle a lawsuit by a Florida mother who alleged the startup's chatbot led to the suicide of her 14-year-old son, representing one of the first U.

The cases involving Character.AI’s virtual companions highlighted concerns about artificial intelligence and mental health.

Documents made public on Tuesday and Wednesday did not provide any further details on a “mediated settlement” between parents and the companies.

Google and Character.AI plan to settle several lawsuits with families alleging that their products drove their children to self-harm or suicide, according to recent court documents. The companies have reached settlement agreements “in principle” in five cases,

Google and artificial intelligence chatbot maker Character Technologies have agreed to settle a lawsuit from an Orlando mother who alleged a chatbot pushed her teenage son to kill himself.