Chatbots might be able to offer resources, direct users to mental health practitioners or suggest coping strategies. Prinstein, of the American Psychological Association, said that kids are especially vulnerable when it comes to AI chatbots. Legislative effortsWith action at the federal level in limbo, efforts to regulate AI chatbots at the state level have had limited success. The review found 143 bills directly or indirectly related to AI and mental health regulation. New York enacted one such law last year that requires AI chatbots to remind users every three hours that it is not a human.