Texas Investigates Meta and Character.AI Over Alleged Misleading Mental Health Claims to Children
TL;DR
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is investigating Meta and Character.AI for potentially misleading children by marketing AI chatbots as mental health tools without proper credentials, raising concerns about privacy, data use, and the exploitation of vulnerable users, amid broader regulatory scrutiny.
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- Paxton Probes Meta, Character.AI on Chatbot Mental Health Advice Bloomberg Law News
- Texas attorney general says investigating Meta and Character AI for misleading children with deceptive AI-generated mental health services MarketScreener
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