AI ethics on Friday, 13 February 2026

Introduction The revolution of metaverse commerce has been increased, enabling businesses and customers to obtain significant benefits such as offering immersive experiences and interactive. However, literature on how metaverse commerce influence customers’ behaviors is still limited, especially in terms of value co-creation. The main objective of this study is to demonstrate the role of Servicescape Models in fostering customers’ trust and, as a result, improving value co-creation mechanisms. M

Millions of patients are regularly using large language model (LLM) chatbots for medical advice, raising patient safety concerns. This physician-led red-teaming study compares the safety of four publicly available chatbots-Claude by Anthropic, Gemini by Google, GPT-4o by OpenAI, and Llama-3.0/3.1-70B by Meta-on a new dataset, HealthAdvice, using an evaluation framework that enables quantitative and qualitative analysis. In total, 888 chatbot responses are evaluated for 222 patient-posed advice-s

The doctor-patient relationship is a central factor in healthcare delivery. Artificial Intelligence (AI) represents an emerging technological frontier whose implications remain to be fully clarified. Evidence-based studies provide reliable analyses of effects and offer a deeper understanding of both limits and benefits. This narrative review aimed to explore the role of AI in modern clinical practice, with particular reference to its effects on the doctor-patient relationship. Scopus and Web of