Lexology August 12, 2025
A concept once confined to speculative and science fiction, artificial intelligence (AI) therapists – in the form of online chatbots – now exist and are available for use in the present day. Some of them have been developed in clinical or academic settings, while others have been released widely to the public. As chatbots grow in popularity, regulators are seeking to minimize their risk.
In this alert, we discuss existing state and federal legislation that targets mental health chatbots and possibilities for future legislation and enforcement.
State laws addressing mental health chatbots
Concerns about mental health chatbots have certainly reached the ears of state legislators. Illinois became the most recent state to act on this front when Governor JB Pritzker...
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