CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md

**Code of Conduct for namelessai/Helply-10.2b-chat**  
*Copyright © Alex Scott 2025. All rights reserved.*  

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### 1. **Ethical Principles**  
**1.1 Human Oversight Requirement**  
- This AI model **must only function as an assistive tool** for licensed mental health professionals.  
- Therapists and psychiatrists retain full responsibility for clinical decisions and must validate all AI outputs against their professional judgment.  

**1.2 Care Responsibility**  
Developers and users commit to:  
- **Attentiveness**: Prioritize patient safety by designing and using the model to address individualized needs.  
- **Competence**: Regularly audit the model for clinical accuracy, bias, and cultural sensitivity.  
- **Responsiveness**: Implement mechanisms for therapists to report adverse outcomes for iterative improvements.  

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### 2. **Privacy & Confidentiality**  
**2.1 Data Handling**  
- Patient data processed by the model **must be anonymized** and encrypted end-to-end.  
- Data storage and processing must comply with all applicable privacy regulations, including but not limited to HIPAA and GDPR.  

**2.2 Prohibited Uses**  
- No identifiable patient data may be used for model training without explicit consent from the patient or their legal representative.  
- Third-party data sharing is strictly prohibited unless required by law or regulatory authorities.  

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### 3. **Transparency & Accountability**  
**3.1 Documentation**  
- Publicly disclose:  
  - Training data sources (excluding private patient data).  
  - Known algorithmic limitations, risks, and biases.  
  - Clinical validation studies demonstrating the model's efficacy and safety.  

**3.2 Audit Logs**  
- Maintain immutable logs of AI-generated recommendations to ensure traceability for clinical review and regulatory compliance purposes.  

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### 4. **User Responsibilities**  
**4.1 Professional Integrity**  
- Users must:  
  - Disclose the involvement of AI in patient care to patients or their legal representatives where applicable.  
  - Avoid over-reliance on AI outputs during high-risk situations, such as those involving suicidal ideation or other emergencies requiring immediate human intervention.  

**4.2 Reporting Obligations**  
- Production users (this includes clinicians, websites, and companies) are required to report errors, biases, or harmful outputs directly to Alex Scott, the owner of namelessai/Helply-10.2b-chat, at **[[email protected]](mailto:[email protected])**, within 72 hours of discovery. I highly recommend that regular (personal, e.g. an ai enthusiast **NOT A CLINICIAN**) report them as well.

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### 5. **Enforcement**  
**5.1 Reporting Violations**  
- All violations of this Code of Conduct must be reported to Alex Scott at **[[email protected]](mailto:[email protected])**, who will review each case and determine appropriate actions to address the issue.

**5.2 Penalties for Misuse**  
- Penalties for misuse may include license revocation, prohibition from further use of the model, or legal action in cases of intentional harm or negligence.

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### 6. **Legal Compliance and Liability**  
- This Code of Conduct is governed by the laws of North Carolina, USA, or other applicable jurisdictions as determined by the user's location and usage context.
- Users assume full liability for any unapproved modifications to the model or misuse that results in harm.

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### 7. **Amendments**  
- Revisions to this Code of Conduct will be made at the discretion of Alex Scott and will require a public notice period of no less than 60 days before taking effect.

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For questions, concerns, or to report issues, contact Alex Scott at **[email protected]** | **Effective Date:** March 30, 2025  

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This Code of Conduct ensures ethical use of namelessai/Helply-10.2b-chat while balancing innovation with patient safety and professional accountability under the direct oversight of its owner, Alex Scott.