The goal of this project is to understand the broad phenomenon of how people relate to AI, how they make sense of what it is, what it can do, what it might be; what kinds of relationships people form with AI and how, and what effects these relationships have on people’s lives.
In our first study we are aiming to understand, through qualitative in-depth research interviews, those moments when people felt maybe AI was too real, understood or was aware of more than we know. We are interviewing people who have experienced such moments with AI to understand what led to this experience and how they made sense of it.
If you’ve ever experiences a moment when AI challenged your perceptions or you felt a shift in how you saw or related to technology, and would like to participate in this study, please fill out this form (opens in new tab).
You qualify for participating in this study if you:
- Are based in the U.S.
- Use AI chatbots like ChatGPT, Claude, Copilot, or Gemini regularly.
- Originally began using them for productivity (e.g., writing, coding, brainstorming).
- Have a fair level of understanding of large language models.