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Les législateurs du New Jersey proposent une législation interdisant l’utilisation de l’intelligence artificielle (IA) pour fournir des thérapies. Cette mesure vise à protéger les patients face à la montée de l’utilisation de chatbots pour des conseils en santé mentale, qui peuvent être risqués et moins efficaces que les thérapeutes humains. Les infractions pourraient entraîner des amendes conséquentes, et cette initiative s’inscrit dans un contexte où l’État cherche à réguler les technologies IA pour minimiser leurs effets négatifs.
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Counseling by chatbot? New Jersey legislators act to ban AI in therapy
Legislation in New Jersey to ban companies from using artificial intelligence to provide therapy comes amid a rise in people turn to AI chatbots for mental health advice. A new bill would bar companies from using artificial intelligence to act as a licensed mental health professional. Members of the Assembly Science, Innovation and Technology Committee unanimously advanced the measure. The bill would make the practice unlawful under the state Consumer Fraud Act. Violators would face fines of up to $10,000 for a first offense, and up to $20,000 per subsequent offense. The legislation comes amid a rise in people engaging AI chatbots for mental health advice and treatment, a low-cost and insurance-free alternative. One in three people in the U.S. live in an area with a shortage of mental health workers, with low-income areas and communities of color most affected. AI therapy comes with risks. A Stanford study found that while AI therapy chatbots offer benefits like making therapy more accessible, the chatbots lack effectiveness compared to human therapists and show increased stigma to conditions like alcoholism and schizophrenia compared to depression. The bill also signals that state lawmakers will continue taking regulation into their own hands to limit the harms of AI. In April, Gov. Phil Murphy signed a law making the creation and dissemination of AI-generated media known as “deepfakes” a crime punishable by up to five years in prison.