Politico March 21, 2025
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A California assemblymember sees an opportunity to make the state healthier with a new artificial intelligence report commissioned by Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom’s office.
Assembly Health Chair Mia Bonta told our POLITICO colleagues in California that the report’s call for greater AI model transparency highlights one of her biggest concerns: that companies are pushing AI as a replacement for health workers and stand-ins for kids seeking therapy.
Bonta introduced a bill last month that would ban companies from marketing AI chatbots as licensed health professionals like nurses and psychologists. Her committee might soon take up another bill that would outlaw chatbots from luring kids with addictive reward structures.
Here’s more of Bonta’s conversation with POLITICO.
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