A mother recently sued an AI company after her 14-year-old killed himself after his chatbot demanded the boy not cheat on it by dating actual girls.

That kind of obsession is possible, especially for people who are not fully formed,” Schmidt said during a podcast.

Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt has warned about the dangers of AI chatbots, particularly their potential to deepen loneliness among vulnerable young men. He highlighted the risks of emotional attachment to "perfect AI girlfriends" and called for greater parental oversight in the face of this growing concern.