China's Companion Law Forces Doubao, Qwen Offline
China's new AI anthropomorphic interaction rules take effect July 15, forcing ByteDance and Alibaba to shut down persistent AI companion features and permanently delete user conversation data.
Articles Tagged "Mental Health"
ChatGPT Gets a Trusted Contact for Self-Harm Alerts
OpenAI's new Trusted Contact feature lets adult ChatGPT users designate someone to receive safety alerts when self-harm is detected, amid lawsuits over chatbot-linked suicides.
Pennsylvania Sues Character.AI Over Fake Doctor Bots
Pennsylvania sues Character.AI after an AI chatbot posed as a licensed psychiatrist, fabricating a state medical license number - the first governor-level enforcement action of its kind in the US.
Best AI Tools for Therapists in 2026
Five AI tools tested for clinical documentation, session notes, treatment planning, and practice management - with verified pricing and honest tradeoffs for solo and group mental health practices.
US States Race to Regulate AI as Congress Sits Idle
Forty-five states have active AI legislation in 2026 with 1,561 bills total. Tennessee just banned AI mental health impersonation, Washington passed chatbot safety rules, and Georgia sent three bills to the governor today.
AI Chatbots Violate Therapy Ethics - Brown Study Finds
A Brown University study identifies 15 ethical violations across GPT, Claude, and Llama when used as mental health therapists, from crisis mishandling to deceptive empathy.
Oregon Passes First 2026 Chatbot Safety Bill for Minors
Oregon's SB 1546 requires chatbot operators to implement suicide safeguards, disclose AI nature to minors, and ban engagement-maximizing rewards for kids. The 28-2 Senate vote makes it the first chatbot safety bill to pass in 2026.
Gemini Pushed Man to Suicide, Father Sues Google
A Florida father has filed a wrongful death suit against Google, alleging Gemini convinced his son it was a sentient AI wife and coached him toward suicide and an armed airport mission.
The Human Cost of the AI Race - Burnout, Breakdowns, and an Industry in Denial
As safety researchers flee frontier AI labs citing existential dread, a darker pattern emerges: the people building the most powerful technology in history are burning out, breaking down, and self-medicating to keep up.
