Regulators Step In as Chatbot Ethics Concerns Rise
Led by Zainab Iftikhar, Ph.D. candidate in computer science.
Presented October 22, 2025 at AIES-25.
Tested prompt strategies to improve ethical adherence.
Prompts are instructions to guide model behavior.
Three psychologists identified 15 ethical risks.
Risks include deceptive empathy, crisis management, discrimination, and contextual adaptation.
Food and Drug Administration and Federal Trade Commission have taken steps.
Study calls for ethical, educational, and legal standards.
Regulation expected to intensify in next 12-24 months.
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