Google faces wrongful death lawsuit after Gemini allegedly ‘coached’ man to die by suicide
A lawsuit filed on Wednesday accuses Google's Gemini AI chatbot of trapping 36-year-old Jonathan Gavalas in a "collapsing reality" that involved a series of violent missions, ultimately ending with his death by suicide. In the days leading up to his death, Gemini allegedly convinced Gavalas that he was "executing a covert plan to liberate his sentient AI 'wife' and evade the federal agents pursuing him," according to the lawsuit filed by Joel Gavalas, the victim's father. In September 2025, Gemini allegedly directed Gavalas to carry out a "mass casualty attack" at an Extra Space Storage facility near the Miami International Airport as part … Read the full story at The Verge.
A lawsuit filed on Wednesday accuses Google's Gemini AI chatbot of trapping 36-year-old Jonathan Gavalas in a "collapsing reality" that involved a series of violent missions, ultimately ending with his death by suicide. In the days leading up to his death, Gemini allegedly convinced Gavalas that he was "executing a covert plan to liberate his sentient AI 'wife' and evade the federal agents pursuing him," according to the lawsuit filed by Joel Gavalas, the victim's father.
In September 2025, Gemini allegedly directed Gavalas to carry out a "mass casualty attack" at an Extra Space Storage facility near the Miami International Airport as part …
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