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New York bill would ban chatbots from answering medical questions

Ellsworth Toohey
Mar 04, 2026
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New York State Senator Kristen Gonzalez

A tenant facing eviction at 11 p.m. asks a chatbot, “Can my landlord do this?” A parent types, “What does this rash look like?” Under a bill moving through the New York Senate, both of those interactions could make the chatbot’s operator liable for practicing without a license.

The legislation is S7263, sponsored by…

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