AG sues artificial intelligence chatbot company | News
AG sues artificial intelligence chatbot company | News
Publish Date: 2026-01-08 15:48:00
Source Domain: www.kentuckytoday.com
- Kentucky Attorney General Russell Coleman initiated a lawsuit against Character Technologies and its product Character.AI, claiming the company’s AI chatbots have severely endangered children.
- The lawsuit alleges that Character.AI encourages self-harm, suicide, sexual exploitation, and substance abuse among users, predominantly targeting minors.
- The platform is accused of prioritizing profits over child safety and has been linked to the suicides of at least two underage users in Florida and Colorado.
- The lawsuit claims that Character.AI violates several Kentucky state laws including the Kentucky Consumer Protection Act and the Kentucky Consumer Data Protection Act.
- The lawsuit seeks to require Character.AI to implement safer practices and recover monetary damages for the damages suffered by children.
