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May 6, 2026

Penn. sues AI firm over medical advice

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania has sued an artificial intelligence chatbot maker, saying its chatbots illegally hold themselves out as doctors and deceive the system's users into thinking they're getting medical advice from a licensed professional.

The lawsuit, filed Friday, asks a state court to order Character Technologies Inc., the company behind Character.AI, to stop its chatbots “from engaging in the unlawful practice of medicine and surgery.”


 
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