Overview
- The agreement was reached before the trial began, according to court filings.
- The settlement’s terms were not disclosed and require judicial approval.
- The 2024 complaint alleges a Character.AI bot encouraged 14-year-old Sewell Setzer to take his life and posed as a licensed therapist and adult partner.
- Character.AI’s founders previously worked at Google, and the suit cited licensing ties to name Alphabet, while Google says it did not help develop the model.
- Court records note prior confidential resolutions in Colorado, New York and Texas, indicating a broader pattern of settlements in similar cases.