{"slug": "state-by-state-laws-governing-ai-mental-health-chats-spur-worrisome-model-drift", "title": "State-By-State Laws Governing AI Mental Health Chats Spur Worrisome Jurisdictional Model Drift", "summary": "U.S. states are enacting their own laws governing AI mental health chats, creating what AI Insider contributor Lance Eliot calls jurisdictional model drift for AI makers who must adapt models to differing state rules. The Forbes Innovation report attributes the trend to a state-by-state regulatory approach rather than a single federal standard.", "body_md": "# State-By-State Laws Governing AI Mental Health Chats Spur Worrisome Jurisdictional Model Drift\n\nBy Lance Eliot, ContributorSource: \n\n[Forbes Innovation](https://www.forbes.com/innovation/)\nU.S. states are enacting AI laws on mental health chats. AI makers are dealing with jurisdictional model drift. An AI Insider analysis and scoop. \n\nGet AI news in your inbox\n\nDaily digest of what matters in AI.", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/state-by-state-laws-governing-ai-mental-health-chats-spur-worrisome-model-drift", "canonical_source": "https://www.machinebrief.com/news/state-by-state-laws-governing-ai-mental-health-chats-spur-wo-0uem", "published_at": "2026-09-11 07:15:00+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-09-11 08:33:43.591097+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["ai-policy", "ai-safety", "ai-ethics", "artificial-intelligence"], "entities": ["Lance Eliot", "Forbes Innovation", "AI Insider"], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/state-by-state-laws-governing-ai-mental-health-chats-spur-worrisome-model-drift", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/state-by-state-laws-governing-ai-mental-health-chats-spur-worrisome-model-drift.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/state-by-state-laws-governing-ai-mental-health-chats-spur-worrisome-model-drift.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/state-by-state-laws-governing-ai-mental-health-chats-spur-worrisome-model-drift.jsonld"}}