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Physician Assistant Board supports AB 489 to bar AI systems from posing as licensed health professionals
Summary
The board voted to support AB 489, a bill that would make it unlawful for developers or deployers of artificial-intelligence systems to use titles or terms that imply a licensed health professional is providing care; the bill's sponsors and many health boards and consumer groups support the measure.
The California Physician Assistant Board voted on Aug. 15 to support Assembly Bill 489, legislation that would make it unlawful for an artificial-intelligence or generative-AI system to present itself using protected professional titles or otherwise imply that a licensed health professional is providing medical advice or care.
Lisa Morawski, principal consultant to the Assembly Health Committee and a staffer on AB 489, told the board the bill is intended to prevent…
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