Technology

Should people have the right to know when they are talking to an AI and not a human?

For

It protects trust and informed consent.

Against

Sometimes AI responses are more helpful and harmless.

Anonymous excerpts, translated where noted.

For

  • It increases the ethical transparency for customers to know they are interacting with a bot and not a human.
    RedditOriginal language: English
  • I saw a chatbot that was trained to act like a psychiatrist and it was not disclosed at all.
    RedditOriginal language: English

Against

  • I don’t make a universal assumption that any user posting on Reddit is real.
    RedditOriginal language: English
  • I used one to do a return. Worked well, and I didn’t realize it was a bot until I got an email
    RedditOriginal language: English
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