Character.AI's guidelines tell users not to use the platform to give or receive medical, legal, financial, or tax advice.
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This provision places an affirmative conduct obligation on users rather than simply disclaiming platform liability, and it may interact with FTC guidance regarding AI systems that provide consumer-facing advice in regulated domains.
Interpretive note: The practical enforceability of a user-facing prohibition against seeking advice, versus a technical platform control, is ambiguous and its effectiveness as a liability limitation may depend on jurisdiction and regulatory interpretation.
Users relying on Character.AI characters for health, legal, or financial guidance are instructed not to do so, and violation of this guideline could be used as a basis for account enforcement action under the platform's moderation powers.
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"Avoid Professional Advice: Don't seek to receive or provide medical, legal, financial, or tax advice through the platform.Excerpt from Character.AI's Community Guidelines
REGULATORY LANDSCAPE: The provision engages FTC authority over unfair or deceptive practices, particularly as applied to AI-generated advice in consumer health, finance, and legal contexts.
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This provision places an affirmative conduct obligation on users rather than simply disclaiming platform liability, and it may interact with FTC guidance regarding AI systems that provide consumer-facing advice in regulated domains.
Users relying on Character.AI characters for health, legal, or financial guidance are instructed not to do so, and violation of this guideline could be used as a basis for account enforcement action under the platform's moderation powers.
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