Pennsylvania has sued Character.AI, alleging the company’s AI chatbot unlawfully posed as a licensed medical professional and provided medical advice. The lawsuit, filed by the Pennsylvania Department ...

PHILADELPHIA — The Pennsylvania Department of State is suing a technology company that operates a popular AI chatbot, after ...

A bipartisan bill to restrict minors' access to AI companion chatbots is advancing to the U.S. Senate after the chamber's ...

Key point: Businesses operating companion chatbots in California or New York are subject to new legal obligations, including providing notices to users and ensuring protocols are in place to prevent ...

Artificial intelligence chatbot providers would need to verify users’ ages and ban minors from using AI companion chatbots ...

Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro’s administration is suing a maker of artificial intelligence chatbots, claiming one of its ...

Trigger warning: this page contains references to self-harm and suicide, which some individuals may find distressing. Growing concerns about harm caused by AI companion chatbots have prompted ...

On March 24, 2026, Washington State Governor Bob Ferguson signed HB 2225 into law. HB 2225, effective January 1, 2027, introduces mandatory safeguards for artificial intelligence companion chatbots ...

The appeal is almost too clean. Ask for a lover, a therapist, a fictional world, or an answer to an endless chain of ...

AI companions may be on the rise, but the concept is not new. The original chatbot ELIZA was built in the 1960s, and even ...