California is drawing a line around how far AI can go in pretending to be a therapist.
Senate Bill 903 would restrict AI firms from marketing chatbots as licensed therapy, block automated systems from making unguided clinical decisions, and require patient consent before healthcare providers use AI for tasks including recording therapy sessions or triaging care. The measure, introduced by state Sen. Steve Padilla, has already cleared the California Senate.
The debate is no longer simply whether AI belongs in mental healthcare. California lawmakers are confronting a harder question: which decisions still require a licensed human professional…
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