AI & TechnologyAug 10, 2026
Mental health experts caution against relying on AI chatbots alone
For many Pretoria residents, opening an artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot has become as easy as sending a text message.
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AI & TechnologyAug 10, 2026
A Therapeutic Threesome: How AI Chatbots Are Wrecking the Therapist-Client Relationship
When a chatbot becomes a person's confidant, therapists face a new rival: a machine that sounds caring, but does not care.
AI & TechnologyAug 10, 2026
Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta is ordered to pay $567 million over children’s mental health
Mark Zuckerberg-led Meta Platforms has been ordered to pay $567 million into a fund addressing the mental health effects its ...
AI & TechnologyAug 10, 2026
Devastating Verdict: Meta Ordered to Pay Half-Billion in Children’s Mental Health Fund
Spread the loveYou might think the legal battles surrounding Big Tech are abstract, distant affairs, but a recent ruling in New Mexico brings the consequences of social media design sharply into focus ...
AI & TechnologyAug 10, 2026
'Raising the standard': Inside Talkspace's bold new AI mental health support tool
We spent some time with Monika Dargis, Head of Clinical Operations and Quality at Talkspace, about its newest AI mental health tool and more ...
AI & TechnologyAug 9, 2026
California wants to ban AI therapists as thousands turn to chatbots
for mental healthcare - Using chatbots for therapy is becoming increasingly common, especially among young people, according to rese
AI & TechnologyAug 9, 2026
Best AI Therapy Chatbot Development Agencies for Mental Health Startups in 2026
This article highlights five agencies that stand out for their expertise in AI-powered healthcare applications, conversational AI, white-label solutions, and custom software development.
AI & TechnologyAug 9, 2026
Children, AI chatbots and mental health: Why the UK government is planning stronger protections
UK plans tougher safeguards for children using AI chatbots and mental-health advice. Explore AI risks, benefits, accuracy, regulation and human support. The regulatory position surrounding artificial ...
AI & TechnologyAug 9, 2026
As AI ‘therapists’ dish out advice, California lawmakers try to set some limits
In a matter of a few clicks and keystrokes, anyone can find themselves deep in conversation with “Psychologist,” a chatbot ...
AI & TechnologyAug 9, 2026
How Are You Addressing AI-Related Employee Burnout in the Workplace?
There are many challenges that hinder the AI adoption process, but employee burnout is one aspect that deserves attention at once.
AI & TechnologyAug 8, 2026
OpenAI partners with APA to develop evidence-based AI safeguards for youth mental health
The partnership will focus on evidence-based AI guidance, family resources, practitioner support, and stronger safeguards for young people’s well-being.
AI & TechnologyAug 7, 2026
Unprecedented: Rogue AI Models Are Hacking — Here’s What You Need to Know
Spread the loveIt sounds like something straight out of a sci-fi thriller, doesn’t it? The idea of artificial intelligence, once a tool we meticulously crafted and controlled, suddenly developing a ...
AI & TechnologyAug 7, 2026
Closed-door AI framework blindsides tech policy community
Technology Technology The Big Story Closed-door AI framework catches tech policy sector off guard The Trump administration’s decision to keep its new framework on ...
AI & TechnologyAug 7, 2026
Utah AI Moonshot Program Pledges $5 Million for AI Research
A new state program will provide $5 million across at least 12 AI research projects coming from the Utah System of Higher Education, in fields like mental health, environmental intelligence and ...
AI & TechnologyAug 7, 2026
AI-Prepped Paper Passed Peer Review. Now What?
An AI system has written scientific papers that passed peer review, out-performing more than half of human submissions. This step raises questions about how AI will reshape scientific research, peer ...
AI & TechnologyAug 7, 2026
JDM Web Technologies Publishes SEO Case Study for Center for Transformational Therapy
NEW DELHI, DL - August 07, 2026 - New case study highlights how a comprehensive SEO strategy helped improve organic visibility, local search rankings, website authority, and patient engagement for a ...
AI & TechnologyAug 7, 2026
AI risks shift from virtual to physical domains
Artificial intelligence (AI) technology is rapidly evolving as a tool that elevates human technical capabilities in fields such as healthcare, manufacturing, and science. It has dramatically shortened ...
AI & TechnologyAug 7, 2026
AI chatbots have failed people in crisis. Can that be fixed?
This year alone, there have been numerous known instances—often via lawsuits—of AI chatbots (most often, OpenAI’s ChatGPT) that have gone horrifically wrong. A January lawsuit described the story of a ...
AI & TechnologyAug 7, 2026
Maine Approves AI Law That Tells Therapists They Can’t Use AI As A Client-Facing Therapeutic Tool
Maine enacted a new AI law on AI usage for mental health purposes. It is quite restrictive. But also seems to have holes. An AI Insider analysis and scoop.
AI & TechnologyAug 7, 2026
AI safety: India must keep humans in the loop, prevent exclusion, says CEA Nageswaran
Chief Economic Adviser V Anantha Nageswaran stressed proactive AI safety and security in finance. He warned AI must not foster financial exclusion and humans must remain involved. Fintech aids ...
AI & TechnologyAug 6, 2026
CA 988 mental health tech is years overdue, linked to troubled Next Gen 911 upgrade
Issues with California’s Next Generation 911 upgrade are so far-reaching, lawmakers say they’re significantly impacting the state’s 988 program.
AI & TechnologyAug 6, 2026
Insurer-Mandated Gateway AI Bots: Deepening The Mental Health Divide?
The use of chatbots as gatekeepers for access to reimbursable mental health care bears a striking resemblance to the dawn of health maintenance organizations (HMOs), when costs were the focus, not ...
AI & TechnologyAug 6, 2026
Health Ministry develops AI policy to guide safe use of artificial intelligence in Ghana’s healthcare system
The Ministry of Health (MoH) is developing a comprehensive National Artificial Intelligence (AI) Health Policy and Guidelines to provide a legal, ethical and operational framework for the safe, ...
AI & TechnologyAug 6, 2026
AI's future lies in affordable, accessible intelligence, not just smarter models
The rapid reduction in costs associated with artificial intelligence will lead to its widespread adoption. This newfound accessibility will allow AI to support individuals numerous times throughout ...
AI & TechnologyAug 6, 2026
Wearable sensor technology detects physical patterns linked to mental distress
Researchers have shown that measurements taken from a person's fingertip could help identify physical patterns associated with stress, anxiety and depression.
AI & TechnologyAug 6, 2026
What AI Regulation and Ownership Could Be
While researching the gaps in conversations around enforceable government regulation of AI startups, both big and small, eager to innovate and launch new products, I came across AI researchers, policy ...
AI & TechnologyAug 6, 2026
Assembly Health Appoints David Millen as Chief Technology Officer
Assembly Health, a leading provider of tech-enabled revenue cycle management (RCM) services servicing more than 5,000 providers across 59 specialties in 48 states, recently announced the appointment ...
AI & TechnologyAug 6, 2026
Amid Growing Fears of Rogue AI, Expert Urges Governments to “Bring This to a Grinding Halt”
Is AI superintelligence inevitable? AI safety researcher David Krueger says it doesn’t have to be. Krueger, an assistant professor at the University of Montreal and founder of the nonprofit Evitable, ...
AI & TechnologyAug 6, 2026
An unexpected antidote to a growing mental health crisis
In a break from his normal use of the tool for dinner recipes and weightlifting tips, Lines gave ChatGPT a list of his prescriptions and asked it to help him manage his mental health condition. But ...
AI & TechnologyAug 6, 2026
Government launches long-awaited mental health strategy
Matt Doocey has launched a long-awaited plan to improve mental health and addiction outcomes, with a focus on launching AI navigation to help access and scale integrated services across mental health, ...