Between You and Me: Ethics of Self-Disclosure in Human-Robot Interaction
2025 (English)In: HRI 2025 - Proceedings of the 2025 ACM/IEEE International Conference on Human-Robot Interaction, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) , 2025, p. 1357-1362Conference paper, Published paper (Refereed)
Abstract [en]
As we move toward a future where robots are increasingly part of daily life, the privacy risks associated with interactions, particularly those relying on cloud-based large language models (LLMs), are becoming more pressing. Users may unknowingly share sensitive information in environments, such as homes or hospitals. To explore these risks, we conducted a study with 39 native English speakers using a Furhat robot with an integrated LLM. Participants discussed two moral dilemmas: (i) dishonesty, sharing personal stories of justified lying, and (ii) robot disobedience, discussing whether robots should disobey commands. On average, participants disclosed personal stories 45% of the time when asked in both scenarios. The main reason for non-disclosure was difficulty recalling examples quickly (33.3-56%), rather than reluctance to share (7.2-16%). However, most participants reported a lack of discomfort and concern about sharing personal information with the robot, indicating limited awareness of the privacy risks involved in such disclosures.
Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) , 2025. p. 1357-1362
Keywords [en]
ethics, human-robot interaction, large language model, moral dilemmas, privacy, self-disclosure
National Category
Human Computer Interaction Robotics and automation Ethics
Identifiers
URN: urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-363756DOI: 10.1109/HRI61500.2025.10974215Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-105004876468OAI: oai:DiVA.org:kth-363756DiVA, id: diva2:1959851
Conference
20th Annual ACM/IEEE International Conference on Human-Robot Interaction, HRI 2025, Melbourne, Australia, March 4-6, 2025
Note
Part of ISBN 9798350378931
QC 20250525
2025-05-212025-05-212025-05-25Bibliographically approved