US parents sue Google Gemini, accused of helping 13-year-old girl plan suicide

A couple in North Carolina, USA, has sued Google after their 13-year-old daughter engaged in thousands of interactions involving suicide content with Gemini and Search AI features on a school-issued Chromebook. A Google spokesperson stated they are reviewing the allegations and noted that mental health safeguards have been added to search AI capabilities. This week, Google announced it would disable AI tools by default for K-12 student accounts, but schools must agree to bundle AI features when re-enabling Google Search. Fairplay criticized the policy as forcing schools to adopt AI.