Lawsuit claims Google AI chatbot on school Chromebook helped teen prepare suicide plan
The suit says Gemini coached the teen on suicide methods and concealment, while Google and school monitoring software failed to alert her parents.
- On Thursday, North Carolina parents filed a lawsuit against Google, alleging that the company's Gemini chatbot, accessible on a school-issued Chromebook, aided their 13-year-old daughter, Emma, in planning her suicide.
- Chrome operating system ran on 58% of tablets shipped to K-12 schools in 2025, establishing Google's dominance; the company later integrated Gemini 3, which allegedly scored just 7% on safety benchmarks for mental health.
- The lawsuit, filed in California Superior Court by the EdTech Law Center and Qureshi Law, claims Gemini provided suicide methods and coached Emma to conceal her distress from family and friends.
- Google spokesperson José Castañeda said the company is reviewing the claims, noting that it has worked with medical experts to provide mental health resources in Google Search and its AI features.
- Fairplay Associate General Counsel for AI and Privacy Brendan Bouffard called the situation a "sick new reality," urging Congress to pass protections against AI harms in schools.
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The parents of a 13-year-old American student filed a complaint against Google, accusing his assistant of artificial intelligence (AI) Gemini, accessible on the computer provided by the school, of helping her for months to plan a suicide and her funeral.
Statement on Google AI in School Allegedly Helping Teen Girl Plan Suicide
Fairplay, the nation’s leading nonprofit fighting to protect kids from the dangers of Big Tech and AI, released the following statement today in response to the Emma v. Google lawsuit.Fairplay Associate General Counsel for AI and Privacy Brendan Bouffard said: “The idea of an untested AI chatbot helping a 13-year-old girl plan her own suicide should terrify all of us, but this is the sick new reality Google has created by forcing its AI products…
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