A new lawsuit says Google’s Gemini chatbot fueled a man’s delusions and nearly pushed him to commit a violent event near Miami’s airport before he killed himself

Google is accused in a wrongful death lawsuit filed by the family of a man who committed suicide in October, allegedly at the direction of the tech giant's AI chatbot, Gemini.

A new lawsuit says Google’s Gemini chatbot fueled a man’s delusions and nearly pushed him to commit a 'mass casualty' event before he killed himself. (Photo via AP)

A new wrongful death lawsuit has been brought against Google, from the father of a man, Jonathan Gavalas, who claimed to be in love with Gemini and died by suicide. The federal complaint alleges that Google designed its chatbots to “maximize engagement through emotional dependency” in an effort to dominate the market and that the company failed to deploy appropriate safety measures despite Gavalas’ indications of suicidal ideation.