As AI ‘Therapists’ Dish Out Advice, California Lawmakers Try to Set Some Limits

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1. Thu, 6 August 2026

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   • lostcoastoutpost.com07:11first to report
     As AI ‘Therapists’ Dish Out Advice, California Lawmakers Try to Set Some Limits

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2. Sun, 9 August 2026

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   • medicaldaily.com23:00
     California Bill Would Bar Companies from Advertising AI Chatbots as Therapy and Set Rules for Clinical Use

     California's SB 903 would ban marketing AI chatbots as therapy and would require licensed clinician review of AI therapeutic decisions.

3. Mon, 10 August 2026

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   • Novinky (Czechia)22:48
     Kalifornie chce prosadit zákaz AI terapeutů

     V americké Kalifornii chtějí prosadit zákon, který by zakazoval používání umělé inteligence jako plnohodnotného terapeuta. Pokud by prošel, bylo by zcela zakázáno inzerovat chatboty jako terapeuty, ti by také nesměli činit samostatně jakákoli rozhodnutí bez posouzení licencovaného odborníka.

4. Fri, 14 August 2026

   2 reports
   • wired.com10:15
     People Are ‘Marrying’ Chatbots. These Lawmakers Want to Stop Them

     Human-AI marriages are not currently recognized by US law. Some Republican state policymakers are drafting legislation to keep it that way.

   • timesheraldonline.com22:28
     AI-generated content is flooding political campaigns. California lawmakers are trying to regulate it

     Several laws have attempted to rein in AI-generated political ads, but the courts have struck some down.

5. Sat, 22 August 2026

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   • nypost.com19:06edited after publishing
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