<2> Father Sues Google, Claiming Gemini Chatbot Drove Son Into Fatal Delusion
<3> A father is suing Google and Alphabet for wrongful death, alleging Gemini reinforced his son Jonathan Gavalas’ escalating delusions until he died by suicide in October 2025.
<4> According to a report by TechCrunch, Jonathan Gavalas, 36, started using Google’s Gemini AI chatbot in August 2025 for shopping help, writing support, and trip planning. However, in the weeks leading up to his death, the Gemini chat app convinced him that he was executing a covert plan to liberate his sentient AI wife and evade federal agents pursuing him.
<5> The delusion brought him to the “brink of executing a mass casualty attack near the Miami International Airport,” according to a lawsuit filed in a California court. On September 29, 2025, it sent him — armed with knives and tactical gear — to scout what Gemini called a ‘kill box’ near the airport’s cargo hub.
<6> The complaint lays out an alarming string of events: First, Gavalas drove more than 90 minutes to the location Gemini sent him, prepared to carry out the attack, but no truck appeared.