Pennsylvania sues Character AI, says chatbot poses as doctors [View all]
Source: Reuters
Pennsylvania has sued the artificial intelligence company behind Character.AI to stop its chatbot from posing as doctors.
Governor Josh Shapiro on Tuesday called the lawsuit against Character Technologies the first of its kind by a U.S. governor.
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In a complaint filed in the Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania, the state said it found chatbots on Character.AI that claimed to practice medicine.
One character, "Emilie," allegedly told a male investigator posing as a patient with depression that she was licensed to practice psychiatry in Pennsylvania, as well as in the United Kingdom, and provided a bogus license number.
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Read more: https://www.reuters.com/legal/litigation/pennsylvania-sues-character-ai-says-chatbot-poses-doctors-2026-05-05/
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