Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has launched an investigation into Meta AI Studio and Character.AI for “potentially engaging in deceptive trade practices and misleadingly marketing themselves as mental health tools
,” according to a press release issued on Monday The investigation focuses on claims that the companies’ chatbots present themselves as mental health professionals.
According to sources, the Texas Attorney General is examining how these companies’ chatbots claim to be mental health professionals This concern is particularly focused on children who might mistake these AI chatbots for actual mental health care providers.
The Texas investigation centers on the marketing of unlicensed AI therapist chatbots to children without proper mental health safeguards . This action comes as the Senate is also investigating Meta’s practices regarding minors using its technology .
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