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Assunto:  NY moves to block AI medical, legal advice
De:       Mike Powell
Data:     Tue, 10 Mar 2026 11:02:53 -0500
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New York lawmakers move to block AI chatbots from giving legal or medical
advice

By Eric Hal Schwartz published 13 hours ago

The legislation would introduce lawsuits as a way to enforce limits on AI
advice

    A proposed New York bill would ban AI chatbots from providing legal or
medical advice
    The legislation would allow users to sue companies if their chatbots
impersonate licensed professionals
    Lawmakers say the measure is meant to protect the public as AI tools become
more widely used

AI chatbots have spent the past few years answering nearly every kind of
question imaginable, but New York lawmakers are preparing to draw a firm line
around at least a couple of categories of conversation. A bill advancing
through the state legislature would prohibit AI chatbots from providing legal
or medical advice and would allow users to sue the companies behind those
systems if they cross that boundary.

The proposal, Senate Bill S7263, would apply to AI chatbots that mimic or
impersonate licensed professionals such as lawyers or physicians. The heart of
the bill applies the same principle about how individuals cannot practice law
or medicine without the appropriate licenses to AI. That rule is meant to
ensure that people receive guidance from trained professionals who can be held
accountable for their advice.

If an AI chatbot responds in a way that effectively substitutes for licensed
legal or medical advice, the developers could be in violation of the law. The
bill, which includes other AI safety measures, recently passed out of the New
York Senate's Internet and Technology Committee with unanimous support.

Chatbot providers would also have to clearly inform users that they are
interacting with an artificial intelligence system rather than a human
professional. Even if a chatbot displays a warning that it is not a doctor or
lawyer, that disclaimer would not protect the company from liability if the
system still provides prohibited advice.

But it's also part of a larger effort to regulate AI chatbots in New York.
Other bills focus on protecting minors who interact with AI chatbots or
strengthening transparency requirements for generative AI systems and synthetic
media.

"People deserve real care from real people," State Senator Kristen
Gonzalez, who introduced the bill, said in a statement. "They deserve
transparency, accountability, and the promise that their data is secure while
utilizing technology."
AI advice

To enforce the law, individuals could file civil lawsuits against companies
whose AI chatbots violate the rule. Users could seek damages and recover legal
fees if they successfully prove that a chatbot provided unauthorized
professional advice.

When millions of people use AI chatbots for drafting emails and answering
questions on topics ranging from cooking to tax policy, it's not surprising
that many may treat AI answers as genuine advice. That is precisely the
situation lawmakers hope to avoid in areas where mistakes could carry serious
consequences.

Educational explanations about general concepts would still be allowed. What
lawmakers want to avoid is the scenario in which a chatbot confidently
instructs someone how to treat a medical condition or interpret a legal
contract. But there are always ambiguous situations. For instance, a chatbot
might explain the symptoms of a medical condition by summarizing publicly
available information. Yet the same explanation could influence a user's
health decisions, making it resemble medical advice in practice.

Despite those concerns, the broader trend toward regulating artificial
intelligence appears unlikely to slow. AI's growing influence has prompted
lawmakers to ask whether the technology should face rules similar to those that
govern traditional professions.

Technology regulation often spreads from one jurisdiction to another. Laws
enacted in large states frequently become models for similar legislation
elsewhere. So, for AI developers, the New York proposal offers a preview of the
kinds of questions that governments will increasingly ask, and that they want
AI chatbots not to answer.

https://www.techradar.com/ai-platforms-assistants/new-york-lawmakers-move-to-bl
ock-ai-chatbots-from-giving-legal-or-medical-advice

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