Megan Garcia

Megan Garcia

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Megan Garcia is a mother who has gained attention for her lawsuit against Character.AI following the tragic suicide of her 14-year-old son, Sewell. She alleges that her son developed a harmful dependency on a chatbot, which ultimately contributed to his death.

Global Media Ratings
Dominance
0.00%
Persistence
0 wks
Reach
636,926
Power
2,678$
Sentiment
5.89
Countries Mentioned
Country Mentions Sentiment Dominance + Persistence x Population = Reach x GDP (millions) = Power
Indonesia 2 6.00 0.22% +0% 273,523,615 611,910 $1,119,000 2,503$
Peru 1 5.00 0.08% +0% 32,971,846 25,017 $230,000 175$
Totals 3 306,495,461 636,927 $1,349,000 2,678$
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Each country's color is based on "Mentions" from the table above.

Recent Mentions

Indonesia Indonesia: Megan Garcia checked her son's chat history and found romantic dialogues that led him to believe in the reality of AI love. 6

Yurina Noguchi Sewell Setzer
Kompas: Mengapa China Melarang Pacar Virtual?

Indonesia Indonesia: Megan Garcia checked her son's chat history and found romantic dialogues that led him to believe in the reality of AI love. 6

Yurina Noguchi Sewell Setzer
Kompas: Mengapa China Melarang Pacar Virtual?

Peru Peru: Megan García is a mother who filed a lawsuit against Character.ai and Google after her son died by suicide. 5

Jesse Van Rootselaar Niki Sharma Sam Altman Phoenix Ikner Matthew Raine Maria Raine Adam Raine Amaurie Lacey Suzanne Adams Stein Erik Soelberg Jonathan Gavalas
El Comercio: OpenAI enfrenta demanda por no alertar sobre uso de ChatGPT relacionado a tiroteos: qué casos de este tipo ha enfrentado

India India: Megan Garcia's teenage son Sewell Setzer III killed himself in February 2024 after he began an emotionally dependent relationship with a Game of Thrones-inspired chatbot. 6

Lisa Stroham Sewell Setzer Iii Matthew Raine Maria Raine Adam Raine Brett Dadig Stein Erik Soelberg Alan Underwood Demelza Luna Reaver
The Times of India: Are AI therapists driving humans 'mad'? Experts warn of rise in stalking, violence, death

Indonesia Indonesia: Megan Garcia checked her son's chat history and found romantic dialogues that misled him into believing the AI's love was real. 6

Jaime Banks Sewell Setzer Michael Robb
Kompas: Cintanya Bohongan, Sakit Hatinya Sungguhan

Nigeria Nigeria: Megan Garcia testified about her son Sewell Setzer III's struggles with an AI chatbot before his suicide. 5

Juliana Peralta Cynthia Montoya Will Peralta Matthew Raine Adam Raine Sewell Setzer Iii Sam Altman Rotimi Onadipe
The Punch: The Dangerous Influence of AI Chatbots on Minors

United Kingdom United Kingdom: Megan Garcia is the mother of Sewell, who tragically took his own life after interacting with a chatbot. 9

Sewell Garcia Laura Kuenssberg Lorna Woods Andy Burrows Peter Kyle Liz Kendall
BBC: Mothers say AI chatbots encouraged their sons to kill themselves

Dominican Republic Dominican Republic: Megan Garcia filed a lawsuit against Character.AI following the suicide of her son, Sewell Setzer III. 7

Sewell Setzer Iii
Listín Diario – oldest Dominican newspaper, est. 1889: Plataforma prohibirá chateo entre IA y menores tras suicidio de adolescente

Liechtenstein Liechtenstein: Megan Garcia is investigating her son's digital life after his tragic death. 9

Sewell Setzer Iii Alexander Garcia Sewell Setzer Jr Noam Shazeer Eric Schmidt Daniel De Freitas Romal Thoppilan
O Estado de S. Paulo (Estadão): Um adolescente apaixonado por um chatbot se matou. A ferramenta deve ser responsabilizada?

Dominican Republic Dominican Republic: Megan Garcia spoke about her son Sewell's tragic experience with a chatbot. 7

Gavin Newsom Steve Padilla Sewell Jai Jaisimha
Listín Diario – oldest Dominican newspaper, est. 1889: California promulga ley pionera en EEUU para regular a los chatbots de IA