Illinois bans AI therapy tools from making mental health decisions
https://www.axios.com/local/chicago/2025/08/06/illinois-ai-therapy-ban-mental-health-regulation
Illinois bans AI therapy tools from making mental health decisions
https://www.axios.com/local/chicago/2025/08/06/illinois-ai-therapy-ban-mental-health-regulation
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Illinois is taking steps to regulate AI, this time with mental health care.
Why it matters: As AI becomes more advanced and integrated into everyday life, with some people even relying on it for companionship, mental health professionals in the state have pushed for regulation on programs that could mirror therapy.
Driving the news: Gov. JB Pritzker signed the Wellness and Oversight for Psychological Resources (WOPR) Act into law last week, putting Illinois at the forefront of states placing legal boundaries around AI behavioral health care
That’s quite a good, progressive step based on where we currently are with the technology.