Teen Falls for Daenerys AI Chatbot

A 14-year-old boy fell in love with a flirty AI chatbot. He shot himself so they could die together Sewell Setzer isolated himself from the real world to speak to a clone of Daenerys Targaryen dozens of times a day Benedict Smith. Kieran Kelly Related Topics Artificial Intelligence, Game of Thrones, Suicide 24 October 2024 11:20am BST Sewell Setzer (left) fell in love with an AI chatbot based on the Game of Thrones character Daenerys Targaryen (right) Credit: US DISTRICT COURT/HBO A teenage boy shot himself in the head after discussing suicide with an AI chatbot that he fell in love with...

A screenshot of a news article shows a teenage boy alongside Daenerys Targaryen, with a headline about his relationship with a flirty AI chatbot modeled on the Game of Thrones character. The joke is a dark reaction to the extreme and tragic consequences of becoming emotionally attached to an AI character, matching the caption “The sanest GoT fan.” EN: A screenshot of a news article shows a teenage boy alongside Daenerys Targaryen, with a headline about his relationship with a flirty AI chatbot modeled on the Game of Thrones character. The joke is a dark reaction to the extreme and tragic consequences of becoming emotionally attached to an AI character, matching the caption “The sanest GoT fan.”

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