IEEE 7014.1-2026 — Recommended Practice for Ethical Considerations of Emulated Empathy in Partner-Based General-Purpose Artificial Intelligence Systems
Published recommended practice giving ethical guidance on the use of emulated empathy in general-purpose AI systems positioned as human-AI partnerships — products marketed as empathic partners, personal AI, companions, co-pilots, agents, and assistants. It is the domain-specific extension of IEEE Std 7014-2024, concentrating on the intersection of general-purpose AI, simulated empathy, and collaborative human-AI relationships.
Publisher
IEEE Standards Association
Published
12 Jun 2026
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2 weeks ago
DOI
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Key Findings
- First published standards-body instrument scoped specifically to empathic-partner and companion-style general-purpose AI products, extending the IEEE 7014-2024 emulated-empathy base standard
- Developed by the Ethics and Emulated Empathy in Partner-based GPAI (EEEPG) working group under the IEEE Society on Social Implications of Technology
- Board-approved 2026-02-12 and published 2026-06-12 as an active IEEE recommended practice
Methodology Notes
IEEE consensus standards process (PAR approved 2024-03-21; SASB approval 2026-02-12; published 2026-06-12). Verified on the IEEE SA catalogue page and the SASB February 2026 board-actions list. Note: the working-group page (sagroups.ieee.org/7014-1) and the 7014standard.com resource site are stale and still describe the document as in development; the catalogue page is decisive.
Sources
IEEE SA catalogue page (primary)
IEEE SASB Board Actions, 12 Feb 2026 (approval record) (12 Feb 2026)
Archived snapshot (Wayback Machine) — preserved against link rot
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IEEE Standards Association (2026). IEEE 7014.1-2026 — Recommended Practice for Ethical Considerations of Emulated Empathy in Partner-Based General-Purpose Artificial Intelligence Systems. IEEE Standards Association. https://standards.ieee.org/ieee/7014.1/11609/
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