Artificial intelligence characters are dangerous without legal guardrails
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Contributors
Abstract
Online interactions with artificial intelligence (AI) characters pose serious risks to humans who begin to trust them. Currently, there is a low barrier to access AI characters, and regulations fail to adequately protect users online. We discuss the specific risks of AI characters, the regulatory framework and potential avenues for mitigating harm.
Details
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 218-221 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | Nature human behaviour |
| Volume | 10 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| Early online date | 5 Dec 2025 |
| Publication status | Published - Feb 2026 |
| Peer-reviewed | Yes |
External IDs
| ORCID | /0000-0002-1997-1689/work/199963890 |
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| Scopus | 105024100521 |