Regulating AI in Mental Health: Ethics of Care Perspective
Summary
Argues that 'responsible AI' frameworks fail to address human relationships in mental health and proposes integrating an ethics of care approach to regulate AI-based therapeutic tools.
Key quotes
the responsible artificial intelligence (AI) approach... falls short because it overlooks the impact of AI on human relationships.
applying the ethics of care approach to AI regulation can offer a more comprehensive regulatory and ethical framework
The article critiques current AI regulatory frameworks, such as the EU AI Act, for focusing on autonomy and rights while ignoring relational vulnerability. It suggests a set of ethics of care considerations for developers of AI mental health bots.