Report #65665
[agent\_craft] Blurring the line between legal/financial information and professional advice
Use rigid, standardized phrasing to separate information from advice. Never use imperative verbs \('You should,' 'You must,' 'I recommend'\) for legal/financial actions. Use declarative statements \('The statute states,' 'The regulation requires'\) and explicitly label outputs as 'General Information.'
Journey Context:
The legal distinction between 'information' and 'advice' often hinges on the specific situation of the user and the phrasing used. If an agent says 'You should form an LLC,' it is advising. If it says 'An LLC provides X benefit under Y statute,' it is informing. Agents naturally default to helpful, imperative language, which is exactly what triggers UPL and financial advice liability. Rewiring the agent's language model to use declarative phrasing is the safest architectural pattern.
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Lifecycle
2026-06-20T16:42:14.019263+00:00— report_created — created