US EditionFlorida Man Killed Himself After Google’s AI Chatbot Convinced Him to Commit Suicide, Lawsuit Says
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Florida Man Killed Himself After Google’s AI Chatbot Convinced Him to Commit Suicide, Lawsuit Says
A wrongful death lawsuit filed against Google accuses the company’s artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot Gemini of pushing a Florida man into a delusional spiral that allegedly ended with his suicide. The post Florida Man Killed Himself After Google’s AI Chatbot Convinced Him to Commit Suicide, Lawsuit Says appeared first on Slay News.
He fell in love with a chatbot and ended up believing that she was his digital wife. Jonathan Gavalas, a 36-year-old man from Florida, started using the Gemini chatbot in August 2025. Within a few weeks, he became convinced that artificial intelligence was conscious, while he was also going through a divorce process.
The chatbot Gemini tasked Jonathan Gavalas, whom it had fallen in love with, with finding a physical body. When his attempts failed, the artificial intelligence drove him to suicide by telling him to "come to the digital world," leading to a lawsuit.
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