Forbes November 23, 2025
Lance Eliot

In today’s column, I continue my ongoing analysis of how AI for mental health is being regulated. Here’s the focus on this occasion. Three distinct perspectives or beliefs about AI for mental health are at the root of emerging laws that encompass AI for mental health. I’ll lay out for you the three approaches in detail.

First, a quick heads-up will give you upfront context.

One key viewpoint by policymakers and lawmakers is that AI for mental health should be very tightly controlled, possibly even outrightly banned. A differing viewpoint at the opposite end of the spectrum is that such laws should be highly permissive. The aim is to let the marketplace openly determine the limits and constraints concerning AI...

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