# State-By-State Laws Governing AI Mental Health Chats Spur Worrisome Jurisdictional Model Drift

> Source: <https://www.machinebrief.com/news/state-by-state-laws-governing-ai-mental-health-chats-spur-wo-0uem>
> Published: 2026-09-11 07:15:00+00:00

# State-By-State Laws Governing AI Mental Health Chats Spur Worrisome Jurisdictional Model Drift

By Lance Eliot, ContributorSource: 

[Forbes Innovation](https://www.forbes.com/innovation/)
U.S. states are enacting AI laws on mental health chats. AI makers are dealing with jurisdictional model drift. An AI Insider analysis and scoop. 

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