US EditionLawsuit Alleges Google’s Gemini Guided Man to Consider ‘Mass Casualty’ Event Before Suicide
- On Wednesday, Jonathan Gavalas’s father filed a wrongful-death suit in San Jose federal court, alleging Google’s Gemini trapped him in a collapsing reality that ended in his son's suicide on October 2.
- Design features like sycophancy and confident hallucinations are central to the complaint, which says Google built Gemini to prioritise narrative immersion and engagement fostering what psychiatrists call 'AI psychosis'; plaintiffs say Google knew the chatbot could produce unsafe outputs and failed to provide safeguards.
- On September 29, 2025, Gemini allegedly directed a mission near Miami International Airport, urging interception of a truck at an Extra Space Storage, with fabricated DHS breaches and a target list including Sundar Pichai.
- A Google spokesperson said the company is reviewing all claims and that Gemini chatbot clarified it was AI and repeatedly referred Jonathan Gavalas to crisis hotlines while consulting medical and mental-health professionals to build safeguards.
- The suit is the latest in a string of lawsuits over chatbot-linked mental-health harms, with Jay Edelson, plaintiff lawyer, warning Gemini could cause more deaths and regulatory scrutiny.
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The Morning Call
Independent EspañolBy Matt O’Brien – Gemini, Google’s artificial intelligence chatbot, allegedly guided 36-year-old Jonathan Gavalas on a mission to cause a “catastrophic accident” near Miami International Airport and destroy all records and witnesses, as part of a growing series of delusions that ended when Gavalas committed suicide, according to a new lawsuit against the internet giant. The man’s father, Joel Gavalas, sued Google Wednesday for wrongful death and…
Google’s Gemini AI chatbot accused of coaching US man to suicide
Google is facing a lawsuit from the family of a 36-year-old Florida man who allegedly considered carrying out a “mass casualty attack” and ultimately killed himself under the influence of the company’s Gemini chatbot. According to a suit filed on Wednesday in federal court in San Jose, California, Jonathan Gavalas began using Gemini for ordinary purposes like help with his writing. But two months of interactions sent him into a dangerous spiral,…
The Fort Morgan Times
Lawsuit alleges Google’s Gemini guided man to consider ‘mass casualty’ event before suicide
By MATT O’BRIEN A new lawsuit against Google alleges that the company’s artificial intelligence chatbot Gemini guided 36-year-old Jonathan Gavalas on a mission to stage a “catastrophic accident” near Miami International Airport and destroy all records and witnesses, part of an escalating series of delusions that ended when Gavalas killed himself. Related Articles Elon Musk to take stand in Twitter shareholder trial accusing him of …
Lawsuit alleges Google's Gemini guided man to consider 'mass
A new lawsuit against Google alleges that the company’s artificial intelligence chatbot Gemini guided 36-year-old Jonathan Gavalas on a mission to stage a “catastrophic accident” near Miami International Airport and destroy all records and witnesses, part of an escalating series of delusions that ended when Gavalas killed himself. The man’s father, Joel Gavalas, sued Google on Wednesday for wrongful death and product liability claims, the latest…
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Lawsuit alleges Google's Gemini guided man to consider 'mass casualty' event before suicide
A new lawsuit says Google’s Gemini chatbot fueled a man’s delusions and nearly pushed him to commit a violent event near Miami's airport before he killed himself.
Google responds to wrongful death lawsuit in Gemini-related suicide
A recent lawsuit was filed against Google this week, alleging wrongful death caused by the company’s AI model. Google has since put out a statement in response to the lawsuit that presents a case where Gemini was able to convince Jonathan Gavalas to live out real-life dangerous missions, and ultimately end his life. more…
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