The article discusses the implications of AI-driven chatbots on users’ mental health. Adopting a comparative law perspective, it examines the legal and technical measures available to protect minors and evaluates the strengths and limitations of relying on tort law as a tool for regulating the conduct of AI developers. Given the growing popularity of AI-enhanced conversational agents among children and adolescents, it finally argues that appropriate design safeguards are essential to mitigate potential harms.
(2025). Chatbots, Teens, and the Lure of AI Sirens: Questioning Conversational AI Design through Minors’ Protection and Product Liability [journal article - articolo]. In VERFASSUNGSBLOG. Retrieved from https://hdl.handle.net/10446/310325
Chatbots, Teens, and the Lure of AI Sirens: Questioning Conversational AI Design through Minors’ Protection and Product Liability
Ruggeri, Federico
2025-01-01
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The article discusses the implications of AI-driven chatbots on users’ mental health. Adopting a comparative law perspective, it examines the legal and technical measures available to protect minors and evaluates the strengths and limitations of relying on tort law as a tool for regulating the conduct of AI developers. Given the growing popularity of AI-enhanced conversational agents among children and adolescents, it finally argues that appropriate design safeguards are essential to mitigate potential harms.| File | Dimensione del file | Formato | |
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