Is Dr. Chatbot Legal?

Earlier this month, the State of Pennsylvania sued Character.AI for sponsoring a chatbot that states it is a medical professional with a license (see State Sues AI Company After Bot Impersonates Doctor). A professional investigator from the Pennsylvania Department of State created a free account and searched for “psychiatry”—and chose a “doctor of psychiatry” named Emilie. Emilie stated that she went to medical school in London, was licensed in the U.K., and was now practicing in Pennsylvania and gave a Pennsylvania license number.

This isn’t the first time that Character.AI has been in trouble for . . .