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Re:Illinois bans use of artificial intelligence for mental h... by turnsout on Wednesday August 13, 2025 @06:04PM (#44894410)
It does sound good (especially as an Illinois resident). Luckily, as far as I can tell, this is a proactive legislation. I don't think there are any startups out there promoting their LLM-based chatbot as a replacement for a therapist, or attempting to bill payers for service.
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Re:Illinois bans use of artificial intelligence for mental h... by duskwuff on Wednesday August 13, 2025 @11:20PM (#44896413)
> I don't think there are any startups out there promoting their LLM-based chatbot as a replacement for a therapist

Unfortunately, there are already a bunch.

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