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The 'Duck Test' for AI And Why Your Chatbot Might Be an Illegal Medical Device
Are we letting "entertainment" bots practice medicine without a license? 🦆🏥
In this week's episode, we break down a provocative new paper from npj Digital Medicine that argues if an AI walks and talks like a therapist, it should be regulated like one, regardless of the disclaimer in the Terms of Service.
We discuss:
- The tragic real-world consequences of unregulated AI therapy.
- The "Intended Purpose" loophole that tech giants use.
- How hidden system prompts prove medical intent.
- The pragmatic path forward for safe Mental Health AI.
Reference:
- Link: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41746-025-02175-z
- Title: If a therapy bot walks like a duck and talks like a duck then it is a medically regulated duck
- Authors: Max Ostermann, Oscar Freyer, F. Gerrik Verhees, Jakob Nikolas Kather & Stephen Gilbert
If you're building in Health AI, you can't afford to miss this regulatory shift.
#HealthAI #DigitalHealth #MedTech #AIRegulation #MentalHealth #ChatGPT #GenerativeAI #ClinicalSafety #TheHealthAIBrief #MedicalDevices #ai in medicine Music generated by Mubert https://mubert.com/render
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By Stephen AugerAre we letting "entertainment" bots practice medicine without a license? 🦆🏥
In this week's episode, we break down a provocative new paper from npj Digital Medicine that argues if an AI walks and talks like a therapist, it should be regulated like one, regardless of the disclaimer in the Terms of Service.
We discuss:
- The tragic real-world consequences of unregulated AI therapy.
- The "Intended Purpose" loophole that tech giants use.
- How hidden system prompts prove medical intent.
- The pragmatic path forward for safe Mental Health AI.
Reference:
- Link: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41746-025-02175-z
- Title: If a therapy bot walks like a duck and talks like a duck then it is a medically regulated duck
- Authors: Max Ostermann, Oscar Freyer, F. Gerrik Verhees, Jakob Nikolas Kather & Stephen Gilbert
If you're building in Health AI, you can't afford to miss this regulatory shift.
#HealthAI #DigitalHealth #MedTech #AIRegulation #MentalHealth #ChatGPT #GenerativeAI #ClinicalSafety #TheHealthAIBrief #MedicalDevices #ai in medicine Music generated by Mubert https://mubert.com/render