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Why AI Literacy Isn't Enough to Fix Chatbots: 6 Questions with Medical AI and Health Law ...

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18 August 2026

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Healthtech Infrastructure

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United States

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Read at petrieflom.law.harvard.edu

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Fusion42 · 18 August 2026 · Fusion42 review

Health law scholar Sofia Palmieri highlights the need for federal regulation of AI chatbots in medicine beyond AI literacy, focusing on design rules to prevent unsafe behaviour changes. She contrasts US and European regulatory perspectives, advocating for protections against AI systems that simulate affection and potentially encourage digital addiction.

This Wire brief sits within Fusion42's coverage of Healthtech Infrastructure.

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You face new federal rules targeting how AI chatbots can respond to medical queries and influence behaviour design. That means product design and compliance controls must go beyond user warnings, reshaping your development approach this year.

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1 source · 18 Aug 2026

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