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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Lycanthrope" data-source="post: 483155" data-attributes="member: 562">Entry level Id say 70 to 80 percent in white collar jobs, and probably 40 to 50 percent of all white collar jobs will be gone or changed significantly, unless they are protected by law. This is a bill currently working its way though the legislature in New York. While it will be tempting to try to protect jobs with legislation, really it only hurts the public when you restrict access to information or put it behind a significant pay wall.New York Senate Bill S7263 (2025-2026 session)What the bill does Official title: An act to amend the general business law, in relation to imposing liability for damages caused by a chatbot impersonating certain licensed professionals. Sponsor: Sen. Kristen Gonzalez (D).Core restriction (from the bill text):<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Prohibits the “proprietor” (owner/operator) of any AI chatbot from allowing it to give any substantive response, information, or advice (or take any action) that, if done by a human, would be the unauthorized practice of a licensed profession.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Covered professions include: medicine, law, dentistry, nursing, psychology, social work, engineering, architecture, physical therapy, pharmacy, and others listed in the Education Law and Judiciary Law.</li> </ul></blockquote>