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As AI ‘therapists’ dish out advice, California lawmakers try to set some limits
cross-posted from: https://piefed.world/c/tech/p/1323150/as-ai-therapists-dish-out-advice-california-lawmakers-try-to-set-some-limits
calmatters.org/health/mental-health/2026/08/at-therapists-chatbot-mental-health/
- The use of chatbots has exploded over the last two years, and people are increasingly turning to them for mental health advice.
- SB 903 would ban advertising chatbots as therapy and add rules for AI use in formal health spaces.
CalMattersMillions are turning to AI for therapy. California lawmakers say not so fast.A new bill would stop companies from marketing chatbots as therapy and force stricter oversight of AI in mental health care — as a labor union wages a parallel fight against Kaiser Permanente.