Pennsylvania suing AI company after chatbot allegedly posed as licensed doctor

An artificial intelligence company poses a threat to "vulnerable Pennsylvanians," state officials said Tuesday, after one of the company's chatbots allegedly posed as a doctor with the means to prescribe medication

An artificial intelligence company poses a threat to "vulnerable Pennsylvanians," state officials said Tuesday, after one of the company's chatbots allegedly posed as a doctor with the means to prescribe medication.

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The state's medical board is demanding that operators of Character.AI "be ordered to cease and desist from engaging in the unlawful practice of medicine and surgery," according to the complaint filed against Northern California-based Character Technologies Inc.

"We will not let AI companies mislead vulnerable Pennsylvanians into believing they’re getting advice from a licensed medical professional," Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro said in a statement on Tuesday. "We’re taking Character.AI to court to stop them."