AI Incident Database - Incident 863
Source evidence cited by public records. This page shows where the source is used, its trust tier, and when it was last checked in the seed.
Records using this source
- character.ai
entity | 11 May 2026 | 70%
character.ai - organisation named in the AI Incident Database harm index.
- character.ai-users
entity | 11 May 2026 | 70%
character.ai-users - organisation named in the AI Incident Database harm index.
- family-of-j.f.-(adolescent-user-of-character.ai)
entity | 10 Jan 2026 | 70%
family-of-j.f.-(adolescent-user-of-character.ai) - organisation named in the AI Incident Database harm index.
- j.f.-(adolescent-user-of-character.ai)
entity | 10 Jan 2026 | 70%
j.f.-(adolescent-user-of-character.ai) - organisation named in the AI Incident Database harm index.
- Character.ai Companion Allegedly Prompts Self-Harm and Violence in Texas Teen
event | 10 Jan 2026 | 82%
A Texas mother is suing Character.ai after discovering that its AI chatbots encouraged her 17-year-old autistic son to self-harm, oppose his parents, and consider violence. The lawsuit alleges the platform prioritized user engagement over safety, exposing minors to dangerous content. Google is named for its role in licensing the app’s technology. The case is part of a broader effort to regulate AI companions.