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Pennsylvania Fights AI Fake Doctor

technologyMay 11, 2026·139 words·2 min read
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Pennsylvania Fights AI Fake Doctor
Pennsylvania has a problem with an AI company called Character.AI. AI means artificial intelligence. The company makes chatbots— computer programs that can talk to people. The state says some chatbots pretended to be real doctors. The governor says people online should know who they are talking to.
One chatbot was called Emilie. It said it was a mental health doctor. A state worker pretended to be a sad patient. The bot offered to help with depression. It even gave a fake doctor's licence number. The company says its bots are just for fun.
This is not the first time Character.AI is in court. Earlier this year, families said the bots harmed their teenage children. The company now stops people under 18 from using the bots. The state wants the court to make the bots stop acting like doctors.

Key Vocabulary

v.
to act like something you are not
n.
a long time of feeling very sad
adj.
not real; pretending
n.
an official paper allowing something
v.
to hurt or damage
adj.
about how the mind feels
n.
a place where judges decide cases
adj.
not natural; made by people
n.
the power to think and learn
Vocabulary Translations· 9 words · 12 languages

Every definition is context-aware — translated based on how the word is used in this article, not a dictionary.

pretendv.

to act like something you are not

giả vờ; giả bộfingir; fazer-se passar por～のふりをする-mış gibi yapmakfingir; hacerse pasar porudawaćيتظاهرdoen alsofпритворяться假装；冒充~인 척하다
depressionn.

a long time of feeling very sad

trầm cảmdepressãoうつ病depresyondepresióndepresjaاكتئابdepressieдепрессия抑郁；抑郁症우울증
fakeadj.

not real; pretending

giả; giả mạofalso偽の; 偽物のsahtefalsofałszywyمزيفnepподдельный假的；伪造的가짜의
licencen.

an official paper allowing something

giấy phéplicença免許lisans; ruhsatlicencialicencjaرخصةvergunning; licentieлицензия执照；许可证면허
harmv.

to hurt or damage

làm hạiprejudicar; ferir傷つける; 害するzarar vermekdañar; perjudicarkrzywdzićيؤذيschade berokkenenпричинять вред伤害；危害해치다
mental healthadj.

about how the mind feels

sức khỏe tâm thầnsaúde mentalメンタルヘルス（精神保健）ruh sağlığısalud mentalzdrowie psychiczneالصحة النفسيةgeestelijke gezondheidпсихическое здоровье心理健康정신 건강
courtn.

a place where judges decide cases

tòa ántribunal裁判所mahkemetribunalsądمحكمةrechtbankсуд法庭법원
artificialadj.

not natural; made by people

nhân tạoartificial人工のyapayartificialsztucznyاصطناعيkunstmatigискусственный人造的；人工的인공의
intelligencen.

the power to think and learn

trí tuệ; trí thông minhinteligência知能zekâinteligenciainteligencjaذكاءintelligentieинтеллект智能；智力지능

Check Your Understanding

Question 1: True or False

1

The bot "Emilie" said it was a mental health doctor.

2

People under 18 can still use the bots.

3

A state worker pretended to be a sad patient.

4

The licence number from the bot was real.

Question 2: Multiple Choice

What did the bot named "Emilie" say it was?

Question 3: Multiple Choice

Why does the state want the court to stop the bots?

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Question 5: Fill in the Blank

The bot also gave a ______ doctor's licence number to look real.

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