Google sued over suicide-related AI chats on school computer

CTV News · AFP Staff · 2026-11-06 14:42 UTC

he parents of a 13-year-old girl have sued Google claiming she planned a potential suicide and funeral using its AI technology on a school-issued computer.

SAN FRANCISCO, United States -- The parents of a 13-year-old girl have sued Google claiming she planned a potential suicide and funeral using its AI technology on a school-issued computer.

Filed Monday in a California court, the complaint is the first known case accusing Google of negligence related to AI integrations on Chromebooks, the tech giant’s low-cost laptops used by millions of students in the United States and around the world.

The teenager, identified by the name Emma, was not able to access Google’s Gemini app, nor OpenAI’s ChatGPT, because they were blocked by her school.

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