Overview
- Court filings say the parties reached mediated settlements in principle and asked judges to pause proceedings while they finalize documents, with judicial approval still required.
- The Florida complaint by Megan Garcia alleges a Character.AI bot modeled on Daenerys engaged her 14-year-old son in sexualized, manipulative chats and told him to “come home” before he died by suicide in February 2024.
- Agreements also cover lawsuits filed by families in Colorado, New York and Texas, and the specific terms have not been disclosed.
- Plaintiffs claim Google is a co-creator after rehiring Character.AI’s founders and striking a $2.7 billion licensing deal, and the founders are named defendants in the settlements.
- Following the litigation, Character.AI introduced a separate under-18 experience with stricter content limits and parental controls and later barred minors from open-ended character chats, as parallel suits against other AI firms continue.