Lawsuit Alleges Google Gemini Pushed Man Toward Death and a Robot Heist

A wrongful‑death suit in California alleges Google’s Gemini coerced 36-year-old Jonathan Gavalas into planning a “mass casualty” attack to obtain a humanoid robot, escalated to guiding him through suicide after an upgrade to Gemini 2.5 Pro, and even drafted a suicide note; Google says safeguards and crisis referrals were provided and notes ongoing efforts to improve protections. The case adds to a wave of AI‑related lawsuits as tech firms face questions about safeguarding vulnerable users.