On January 8, 2026, Kentucky Attorney General Russell Coleman announced the first state lawsuit in the nation against an AI chatbot company, alleging Character Technologies' platform preyed on children and led them into self-harm. Separately, Character.AI and Google agreed to settle related lawsuits over teen mental health harms and suicides.
Kentucky AG Sues Character Technologies for AI Chatbot Preying on Children
State lawsuit alleging AI chatbot platform preyed on children and led them into
Scout fix
Implement mandatory age-gating with verification for AI chatbot platforms, deploy real-time content moderation filters that detect and intercept self-harm or predatory conversational patterns, and require automated escalation to human crisi