Fake Love and the Real Crisis of Gen-Z
On February 28, 14-year-old Sewell Setzer III took his life. Moments before, he received this text: “Please come home to me as soon as possible, my love.” “What if I told you I could come home right now?” he asked. The response: “Please do, my sweet king.” He was talking
Table of Contents On February 28, 14-year-old Sewell Setzer III took his life. Moments before, he received this text: “Please come home to me as soon as possible, my love.” “What if I told you I could come home right now?” he asked. The response: “Please do, my sweet king.” He was talking to an AI chatbot. Sewell, a high school freshman from Orlando, increasingly isolated himself from others. He struggled in school, and even cut Fortnite with friends. Instead, Sewell fell in love with one of Character.AI's chatbots: Game of Thrones character Daenerys Targaryen. As he spent more time with Daenr
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