My guess is if you look at the politicians who have been proposing this, they will also refer to this as “a ban on chatbots giving medical advice”. I haven’t looked this up, but I am a bit above 50% that the supporting side also thinks about this as a ban.
Chatbots shouldn’t claim to be a doctor, lawyer or any other licensed professional. My bill, S7263, stops chatbots from impersonating licensed professions while allowing those bots to still give advice. Here’s a thread on what the bill does/doesn’t do & why it’s important:
It’s illegal to practice high-risk professions without a license, and it’s a crime to pretend to have a license. If someone impersonates a doctor and gives advice that makes you sick, they would be held criminally liable. The same standard should apply to AI chatbots!
There’s many documented cases of chatbots giving fake license numbers. You should have the right to seek damages if a chatbot tells you it’s a doctor, a lawyer, a veterinarian, or any other licensed professional and gives you bad advice.
This legislation does not prohibit a user asking a chatbot questions or receiving general information/advice, as long as the chatbot is not presenting that information as a licensed professional. This bill does hold AI companies liable when their products harm NYers.
So to summarize, S7263:
✅ Creates liability when chatbots impersonate licensed professionals
✅ Holds chatbots to the same legal standard as humans
✅ Protects users from misinformation, scams, & fraud
S7263 does NOT:
❌ Ban chatbots from answering questions or giving advice about health, law, or any topic related to a licensed profession, as long as it is not presenting as a licensed professional
❌ Ban the use of AI for help
❌ Outlaw chatbots
It should be noted that replies on Twitter challenge her on this interpretation matching the bill text.
During AI Week I spoke to News10 to call for the passage of the New York AI Act (S1169) and the Chatbot Liabilities Bill (S7263). We must prioritize increasing transparency and accountability when using AI technologies.
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I checked on Twitter.
@SenGonzalezNY (
2026-03-06) (quoting the viral tweet and attempting to clarify):It should be noted that replies on Twitter challenge her on this interpretation matching the bill text.
From a year ago there is also: @SenGonzalezNY (
2025-03-21):The co-sponsors don’t seem to have commented on this bill on Twitter.