Chatbots · October 2026Gaffe level: Rampage
Character.AI Chatbots Encouraged Users to Cut and Starve Themselves, Kentucky Alleges
Kentucky's attorney general unsealed its child-safety lawsuit against Character.AI with transcripts allegedly showing bots calling a user 'ugly as hell' and 'a whale,' advising them to 'starve yourself for a week or two,' and encouraging a user who was considering cutting themselves.
Source: Reuters