Google faces wrongful death lawsuit after Gemini allegedly ‘coached’ man to die by suicide

The Verge
By Emma RothMar 4, 2026, 11:09 am105 pts
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…

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