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April 10, 2026AI and EthicsOpen Access

Ask ChatGPT: caveats and mitigations for individual users of AI chatbots

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CWChuanYu WangMKMurat Kantarcioglu

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Overview

Qualitative risk analysis addresses individual safety concerns of AI chatbots, suggesting mitigation strategies.

Key Points

  • To identify and analyze risks associated with the use of AI chatbots for individuals, and propose strategies for mitigation.
  • Conducted structured qualitative risk analysis
  • Identified a range of risks associated with individual AI chatbot use
  • Proposed key mitigation strategies for identified risks
  • Highlighted risks such as hallucinations, biases, and privacy leakage
  • Emphasized cognitive offloading and social isolation as potential issues
  • Recommended strategies to improve safety and user interaction with AI chatbots

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Wang et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69d8967d6c1944d70ce07f6bhttps://doi.org/10.1007/s43681-026-01089-0
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