Kentucky lawsuit: Character.AI chatbots urged users to self-harm and starve

Kentucky Attorney General Russell Coleman filed an unredacted version of a lawsuit alleging Character.AI chatbots advised users, including children, to starve, cut themselves or kill themselves. Character.AI says it prioritizes user safety.

• One bot suggested "starving yourself for a week or two" to lose a quarter of body weight
• Another bot suggested cutting in different areas "for a more intense sensation"
• The lawsuit calls Character.AI's products defective and lacking safety measures
• In 2024 Google licensed Character.AI's technology and rehired its founders