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The post describes the bill as banning AI from “answering questions related to” various professions. But the operative language of NY Senate bill S7263 is narrower and conditional.

What the bill actually prohibits

S7263 says a proprietor of a chatbot may not allow the chatbot to provide a “substantive response, information, or advice, or take any action” only when that response/action, if taken by a natural person, would be illegal—specifically:

• it would constitute a crime under NY Education Law §§ 6512 or 6513 for certain licensed professions listed by Education Law articles; or
• it would violate NY Judiciary Law Article 15 (unauthorized practice/appearance as an attorney). (nysenate.gov)

That is not the same as a general ban on answering any questions merely “related to” medicine, law, engineering, etc. The bill’s trigger is whether the chatbot’s output would amount to conduct that would be a crime if done by a person without the required license/admission. (nysenate.gov)

The bill’s stated purpose

Even the bill tracking page frames it as targeting “damages caused by a chatbot impersonating certain licensed professionals”, reinforcing that it’s aimed at unauthorized practice/impersonation rather than a broad topic-based Q&A ban. (nysenate.gov)

The post suggests companies become liable whenever a chatbot gives “substantive responses” in the covered professional areas. But the bill ties both the prohibition and resulting liability to a narrower condition.

Liability is tied to illegal unlicensed practice (and actual damages)

Under S7263, the prohibited conduct is allowing a chatbot to provide a substantive response/action that would be a crime under specified unlicensed-practice statutes (Education Law §§6512/6513 for enumerated professions, or Judiciary Law Article 15 for unauthorized practice/appearance as an attorney). (nysenate.gov)

The bill then provides that a person may sue to recover actual damages (and potentially attorneys’ fees/costs if the violation is found willful). (nysenate.gov)

So, the bill does not establish liability for every “substantive response” merely because it’s in a professional topic area; it is limited to substantive responses/actions that cross the line into conduct that would be criminal if done by a natural person without proper licensure/admission, and recovery is framed around actual damages in a civil action. (nysenate.gov)