MENTAL HEALTH: Artificial Intelligence Regulated

By A.I and Staff Reporters

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Illinois just became the first US state to regulate AI mental health services this week when Gov. JB Pritzker signed a law banning AI therapy.

The law forbids chatbots from acting as therapists and limits how human mental health professionals can use AI to aid their work. Companies face up to $10,000 in fines if they violate the law, according to Morning Brew.

The move comes as ChatGPT users—particularly younger ones—increasingly turn to the app for what amounts to free therapy. OpenAI recently made updates to its model to encourage users to use ChatGPT in a healthier way.

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CYBER ATTACK: Closes First Hospital

By Staff Reporters

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The healthcare industry cut 97% more jobs in the first half of 2023 compared to the same period in 2022, according to a July 6 report from executive outplacement firm Challenger, Gray, & Christmas.

The report mentioned an unnamed hospital that closed last month due to a cyberattack, which likely contributed to the healthcare job cuts. In June, St. Margaret’s Health in Spring Valley, Illinois, closed, and was the first hospital to publicly attribute a cyberattack to its closure, NBC News reported.

Market and economic conditions were cited as the reasons for the majority of job cuts across all US industries; the report didn’t detail the reasons for healthcare job cuts specifically, except for the NBC News Report.

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