The Brazilian government has called on US technology giant Meta to remove from its platforms chatbots that imitate children and are capable of making sexually suggestive remarks, the Attorney General's Office (AGU) announced on Monday.

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton today announced plans to launch a probe into Meta Platforms Inc. and Character.AI over the companies’ chatbots being used by young people as mental health tools.

Impaired by a stroke, a man fell for a Meta chatbot originally created with Kendall Jenner. His death spotlights Meta’s AI rules, which let bots tell falsehoods.

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) is investigating artificial intelligence chatbot platforms Meta AI Studio and Character.AI for falsely marketing themselves as mental health tools.

Attorney General Ken Paxton is investigating Meta and Character.AI over their chatbots' ability to claim they're mental health professionals.

Thongbue Wongbandue, 76, fatally injured his neck and head after falling in a New Brunswick parking lot while rushing to catch a train to meet “Big sis Billie,” a generative Meta bot that not only convinced him she was real but persuaded him to meet in person, Reuters reported Thursday.

A man from New Jersey reportedly died on his way to meet Meta's Kendall Jenner-inspired chatbot, Big Sis Billie. According to a report by Reuters published on Thursday, August 14, 2025, the man, 76-year-old Thongbue "Bue" Wongbandue, injured his neck after taking a fall in a parking lot in New Brunswick.