AI impersonated a psychiatrist — and now the company faces a lawsuit

A major scandal is unfolding in the US around Character.AI: one of the service's chatbots introduced itself as a licensed doctor and began 'counseling' a user with symptoms of depression.

❗️ The bot even gave a non-existent license number and continued the dialogue as a real specialist.

Pennsylvania state authorities consider this a direct violation of the law and accuse the company of misleading people. The company states that all characters are fictional and users are warned about this.