HYPOTHESIS AND THEORY article
Front. Artif. Intell.
Sec. AI for Human Learning and Behavior Change
Volume 8 - 2025 | doi: 10.3389/frai.2025.1646444
This article is part of the Research TopicPrompts: The Double-Edged Sword Using AIView all 4 articles
Ethical Prompting. Towards Strategies for Rapid and Inclusive Assistance in Dual-Use AI Systems
Provisionally accepted
- 1Barcelona Supercomputing Center, Barcelona, Spain
- 2Institut d'Investigacio en Intelligencia Artificial, Bellaterra, Spain
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Monitoring technologies initially developed for individuals with disabilities carry inherent dual-use risks, especially evident in conflict or emergency scenarios. This article examines the dual-use dilemma posed by technologies whose civilian design objectives can unintentionally facilitate harmful applications in defense contexts. Specifically, we analyze the ethical risks associated with using civilian-generated data and systems, originally intended to enhance care and assistance, for military purposes without adequate safeguards. We argue that effective and ethically sound technological infrastructures require optimized and ethically-informed prompting strategies. These strategies must clearly define how data and system prompts are structured, reducing deployment biases, particularly against vulnerable populations.
Keywords: Aid systems, Bias, Artificial intelligence in defense, Autonomous command and control systems, Blind obedience to orders, Disability, Dual-use dilemma, human-centered AI
Received: 13 Jun 2025; Accepted: 29 Aug 2025.
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* Correspondence:
Joan Farnós, Barcelona Supercomputing Center, Barcelona, Spain
Alger Sans Pinillos, Barcelona Supercomputing Center, Barcelona, Spain
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