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We Need Accountability in Human-AI Agent Relationships

Published: October 24, 2025 | arXiv ID: 2510.21967v1

By: Benjamin Lange , Geoff Keeling , Arianna Manzini and more

Potential Business Impact:

AI stops working if you act badly.

Business Areas:
Artificial Intelligence Artificial Intelligence, Data and Analytics, Science and Engineering, Software

We argue that accountability mechanisms are needed in human-AI agent relationships to ensure alignment with user and societal interests. We propose a framework according to which AI agents' engagement is conditional on appropriate user behaviour. The framework incorporates design-strategies such as distancing, disengaging, and discouraging.

Page Count
7 pages

Category
Computer Science:
Human-Computer Interaction