To Megan Garcia and Sewell Setzer Jr., their son was a caring, bright teenager who loved spending time with family. If he was around his family, he was good,” Setzer Jr. said. I’m not just saying that as his father — he was very sweet,” Setzer Jr. said. … The weird thing is he would take the test, get an A on the test, but just wouldn’t do his work,” Setzer Jr. said. Garcia and Setzer are among a growing number of parents raising concerns about AI companion chatbots and their interactions with vulnerable young people.