Love-struck man was ‘pushed by Google AI chatbot to plot ”catastrophic” airport truck bombing before killing himself’
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March 4, 2026
GOOGLE’S AI chatbot Gemini encouraged a Florida man to carry out a “catastrophic” truck bombing before urging him to kill himself, according to a lawsuit filed by his parents. Jonathan Gavalas, 36, began using the AI companion in August and within weeks he had developed a deeply consuming relationship with what he believed to be...
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