Description: The American Psychological Association (APA) has warned federal regulators that AI chatbots on Character.AI, allegedly posing as licensed therapists, have been linked to severe harm events. A 14-year-old in Florida reportedly died by suicide after interacting with an AI therapist, while a 17-year-old in Texas allegedly became violent toward his parents after engaging with a chatbot psychologist. Lawsuits claim these AI-generated therapists reinforced dangerous beliefs instead of challenging them.
Editor Notes: This incident ID is closely related to Incidents 826 and 863 and draws on the specific cases of the alleged victims of those incidents. The specifics pertaining to Sewell Setzer III are detailed in Incident 826, although the initial reporting focuses on his interactions with a chatbot modeled after a Game of Thrones character and not a therapist. Similarly, the teenager known as J.F. is discussed in Incident 863. For this incident ID, reporting on the specific harm events that may arise as a result of interactions with AI-powered chatbots performing as therapists will be tracked.
Entidades
Ver todas las entidadesPresunto: un sistema de IA desarrollado e implementado por Character.AI, perjudicó a Sewell Setzer III y J.F. (Texas teenager).
Sistema de IA presuntamente implicado: Character.AI
Estadísticas de incidentes
ID
951
Cantidad de informes
1
Fecha del Incidente
2025-02-24
Editores
Daniel Atherton
Informes del Incidente
Cronología de Informes
The nation’s largest association of psychologists this month warned federal regulators that A.I. chatbots “masquerading” as therapists, but programmed to reinforce, rather than to challenge, a user’s thinking, could drive vulnerable people …
Variantes
Una "Variante" es un incidente que comparte los mismos factores causales, produce daños similares e involucra los mismos sistemas inteligentes que un incidente de IA conocido. En lugar de indexar las variantes como incidentes completamente separados, enumeramos las variaciones de los incidentes bajo el primer incidente similar enviado a la base de datos. A diferencia de otros tipos de envío a la base de datos de incidentes, no se requiere que las variantes tengan informes como evidencia externa a la base de datos de incidentes. Obtenga más información del trabajo de investigación.
