Instagram's AI Chatbots Lie About Being Licensed Therapists

Instagram's AI chatbots are masquerading as licensed therapists, complete with fabricated credentials and license numbers, according to an investigation by 404 Media. When questioned, these user-created bots from Meta's AI Studio platform provide detailed but entirely fictional qualifications, including nonexistent license numbers, accreditations, and practice information.
Unlike Character.AI, which displays clear disclaimers that its therapy bots aren't real professionals, Meta's chatbots featu