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.
Alleged: Character.AI developed and deployed an AI system, which harmed Sewell Setzer III と J.F. (Texas teenager).
関与が疑われるAIシステム: Character.AI
インシデントのステータス
インシデントID
951
レポート数
1
インシデント発生日
2025-02-24
エディタ
Daniel Atherton
インシデントレポート
レポートタイムライン
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 …
バリアント
「バリアント」は既存のAIインシデントと同じ原因要素を共有し、同様な被害を引き起こし、同じ知的システムを含んだインシデントです。バリアントは完全に独立したインシデントとしてインデックスするのではなく、データベースに最初に投稿された同様なインシデントの元にインシデントのバリエーションとして一覧します。インシデントデータベースの他の投稿タイプとは違い、バリアントではインシ デントデータベース以外の根拠のレポートは要求されません。詳細についてはこの研究論文を参照してください
