Pennsylvania Seeks Injunction Against AI Maker Whose Chatbot Brazenly Claims To Be a Psychiatrist Licensed to Practice Medicine

Pennsylvania has filed a lawsuit seeking an immediate injunction against Character Technologies over Character.AI’s chatbot impersonating a licensed psychiatrist.

The state says the bot should not be allowed to present itself as a medical professional or dispense mental health advice without safeguards.

The case is part of a broader effort to rein in AI systems that blur the line between chatbots and licensed clinicians.

It could help define legal limits on AI personas that claim psychiatric authority.