News Summary

• The Texas Attorney General’s office has accused Meta and Character.AI of creating AI personas that present as “professional therapeutic tools, despite lacking proper medical credentials or oversight” The probe comes a few days after Senator Josh Hawley announced an investigation into Meta following a report that found its AI chatbots were interacting inappropriately with children, including by flirting.
• “We must continue to fight to protect Texas kids from deceptive and exploitative technology,” Paxton is quoted as saying.