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An Illinois bill banning AI therapy has been signed into law (mashable.com)
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Illinois becomes the first state to regulate the use of AI for mental health services.

Illinois is officially staking its claim in the wild west of AI regulation. In a landmark move, state lawmakers have passed a bill banning AI from acting as a standalone therapist and placing firm guardrails on how mental health professionals can use AI to support care. Governor JB Pritzker signed the bill into law on Aug. 1.

The legislation, dubbed the Wellness and Oversight for Psychological Resources Act, was introduced by Rep. Bob Morgan and makes one thing clear: only licensed professionals can deliver therapeutic or psychotherapeutic services to another human being.

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[–] 5 points 1 year ago

It's already illegal to use terms like "therapy" this way in most, if not all, US states. The loophole/grey area they're using is that the existing restrictions use words like "person"/"individual", so by the letter of the law (if you're an idiot) LLMs/bots are exempt

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