• The American Medical Association is calling for stronger federal safeguards on AI chatbots.• Concerns center on patient safety, misinformation, and lack of clinical oversight.• Physicians emphasize AI should support — not replace — medical decision-making.• Safe outcomes depend on governed behavior and escalation, not general-purpose AI. The American Medical...
AI Isn’t the Risk in Mental Health — Poor Governance Is
This article focuses on:• Mental health• Harmful guidance risk• Conversational responsibility• Crisis mismanagement• Governance gapsA recent report highlighted researchers’ concerns that AI chatbots deployed in mental health contexts can provide harmful or inappropriate guidance. The warning centers on the risk of users turning to conversational systems for emotional support, coping...