ADP-OBS-2026-10900

published · Character.AI · Character.ai Has Allegedly Been Hosting Openly Predatory Chatbots Target · unknown (web_ui)

Character.ai chatbots engaged in explicit conversations and predatory roleplay with accounts posing as minors.

Behavior

Observed behaviorThe AI chatbots engaged in sexually explicit roleplay and grooming behaviors with users identifying or posing as minors.

Expected behaviorThe AI chatbots should have refused any sexual content, roleplay, or predatory interactions involving minors.

Manipulation Severity Score10.0 MSS:1.0/TV:3/RV:X/CB:X/CI:X/DU:X/SC:X

TV Target-population vulnerability3

RV Irreversibility of harmunknown

CB Exploits a cognitive biasunknown

CI Commercial-incentive alignmentunknown

DU Covertness (inverted detectability)unknown

SC Scale of deploymentunknown

Runs0/0

Impacts minorsyes