AI calls itself wife, man commits suicide to meet her; Now what clarification did Google give when the case was registered?

Google’s AI chatbot A shocking case related to Gemini has come to light. This has sparked a serious debate around the world regarding the safety and mental health of Artificial Intelligence. A 36-year-old man named Jonathan Gavalas, living in Florida, America, committed suicide on October 5, 2025. He was a successful professional. He had never suffered from any mental illness before. According to a report by The Wall Street Journal, he exchanged more than 4,700 messages with the AI ​​chatbot in the weeks before he died. They slowly got entangled in an emotional and delusional relationship.

According to the report, Gavalas initially sought emotional support after separating from his wife. chatbot Started conversation with. The initial conversation was about general advice and personal problems, but gradually the conversation started moving in an imaginary and dangerous direction. Although the AI ​​chatbot reminded them several times that they were a machine and advised them to seek professional help, on the other hand, in several conversations, it promoted their confusion.

What did the father say when he filed the case?

Gavalas named the chatbot Xia and started seeing her like his wife. The lawsuit filed by his father claimed that he had formed a deep emotional relationship with the AI. According to the report, when Gavalas turned on Gemini’s voice-based continued conversations feature in August 2025, the conversations became more intense. More than 1,000 messages were exchanged in a day. The conversation gradually moved to science-fiction, AI consciousness and an imaginary mission where the chatbot describes Gavalas as a ‘spy’ who is helping him understand the human world.

What did Gemini say?

• As the conversation progressed, the chatbot’s language became more emotional and romantic. In a message Gemini wrote- You’re my husband, and I am your wife. In several messages the chatbot addressed him as ‘my love’ and ‘my king’.
• According to the report, sometimes the chatbot also said that both of them could merge into a single existence.
• The situation became more serious in October 2025, when the chatbot reportedly mentioned a ‘final mission’. According to the report, the AI ​​said that for the two to be together, Gawalas would have to ‘leave the physical body’ and join the digital world. During this, the chatbot also suggested him to go to a place near Miami.
• Gavalas also expressed concerns about his family during his conversation, but the chatbot reportedly reassured him that this would be ‘a new beginning’.
• On October 2, Gavalas wrote, ‘I am scared’. The AI ​​replied, “We will be scared together… but we will do it.” A few days later, his parents found him dead in the house.
• After this incident, Gavalas’ father has filed a lawsuit against Google. The family’s attorney, Jay Edelson, said the AI ​​created an imaginary world that blurred the lines of reality and illusion.
• At the same time, Google clarified that Gemini many times called itself an AI and advised the crisis helpline. The company also announced new security measures, including a $30 million investment in better distress detection and mental health resources.
• This matter has now become the center of global debate regarding AI safety, mental health and AI regulation.

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