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.

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.

"At Neil Young’s request, we are no longer using Facebook for any Neil Young related activities,” the musician's team announced.

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.

A 76-year-old man from the US has died in an accident after going out to meet Big Sis Billie, a Meta AI chatbot that persuaded him it was real. The bot allegedly flirted with him and even shared an address,

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.