Artificial Intelligence Chatbot Risks Announcement

TOPEKA – (April 14, 2026) – The Kansas Attorney General’s Office today announced that Digital Citizens Alliance has produced and is distributing a new public service announcement (PSA) featuring Attorney General Kris Kobach. The PSA alerts parents and families to the serious risks posed by artificial intelligence (AI) chatbots, particularly to children and teenagers.

“Artificial intelligence is now part of our everyday life. AI chatbots, digital characters that teens talk to, can form emotional connections with young people and shape their thinking, sadly with tragic outcomes,” Kobach warns in the PSA.

In the PSA, Attorney General Kobach stresses that while AI can offer benefits, certain applications—such as chatbots that teens interact with online—can create emotional bonds, influence thinking, and lead to tragic consequences, including encouragement of self-harm or violence.

Digital Citizens Alliance executive director Tom Galvin said, “As we enter the AI era, General Kobach’s commitment to helping parents understand the risks AI can pose to their children makes Kansas a safer place as we all navigate this new digital world.”

The PSA is part of ongoing efforts by the Attorney General’s Office to protect Kansas families from emerging online threats. The Digital Citizens Alliance is distributing the announcement on digital platforms across Kansas.

About the Digital Citizens Alliance: The Digital Citizens Alliance is a consumer-focused group whose mission is to raise awareness among the public and policymakers about how to make the Internet safer.

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