The project aims to conduct a comparative legal study to develop a taxonomy of the regulation of artificial intelligence agents within major Asian legal systems. The study will focus on a selection of representative jurisdictions, including China and India, and will examine the hard and soft law instruments that govern the deployment of artificial intelligence agents in both the public and private sectors, with particular attention to their use by large corporations and technology firms. The project will analyze whether—and to what extent—the design of AI-based conversational services that foster emotional reliance and addictive behaviors might constitute conduct contrary to professional diligence under EU consumer law. It will further examine the legal implications of exploiting or exacerbating consumers' decision-making vulnerabilities and assess whether such practices materially distort the economic behavior of the average consumer. Special emphasis will be placed on the protection of minors—digital natives accustomed to using digital communication techniques—who, by virtue of their age, require specific legal safeguards.