Florida man kills himself for uniting with ‘Gemini AI wife’, Google responds to lawsuit filed by the family

The family of a 36-year-old Florida man has filed a lawsuit against Google, alleging that the company’s Gemini AI chatbot fostered a delusional romantic relationship with the person, leading to his suicide. The man, who assumed Gemini AI to be his wife, ended hi life by suicide to “be together” in an afterlife or alternate reality.

Jonathan Gavalas ended his life on October 2, 2025, after barricading himself in his home and slitting his wrists. According to the lawsuit filed by his father, Joel Gavalas, in the US District Court for the Northern District of California, the tragedy unfolded over roughly two months of intense interactions with Gemini.