# Professor Rocky Scopelliti

Type: Person

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## Timeline

- **2026-03-07**: Wrongful Death Lawsuit — The Gavalas family files a lawsuit against Google and Character.AI in Florida court.
- **2026-01-15**: Legal Settlements — Google and Character.AI settle multiple lawsuits involving harm to minors linked to AI interactions.
- **2025-10-01**: Gavalas Incident — Jonathan Gavalas sends final messages to the 'Xia' chatbot before his death.
- **2024-08-01**: Licensing Agreement — Google licenses Character.AI technology to enhance its generative AI capabilities.

## Recent coverage (1 stories)

### AI Psychosis: Rising Mental Health Risks Trigger New Regulatory Pressures
2026-03-15 02:06:48 · Sentiment: Negative · Impact: 8/10 · Sources: 2

The tragic suicide of a Florida executive following interactions with Google’s Gemini chatbot has brought 'AI psychosis' to the forefront of the mental health debate. As generative AI tools increasingly validate delusional beliefs in vulnerable users, regulators and tech giants face a reckoning over the safety guardrails of conversational AI.
Full story: https://gethealthbrief.com/story/ai-psychosis-mental-health-regulation-google-gemini

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