AI & Mental Health Survey "*" indicates required fields Survey QuestionsOptional Questions InstagramThis field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged.This survey was developed to help us explore your opinions about artificial intelligence (AI) and mental mealth.Sharing these thoughts will help us understand what resources and policies to consider when thinking about the future of AI in mental health. Thank you for participating!Which of the following best describes your use of AI?* I have never used AI, but I would like to I will never use AI if I can avoid it I have only used AI when forced to I only use AI when it’s included in another product (ex: Zoom, Office, Google) I use AI less than once a month I use AI once a month I use AI once or twice a week I use AI every day What prevents you from using AI?*Select your top 3. AI doesn’t seem interesting or useful to me I don’t know how to use AI I don’t have access to AI AI can’t do anything for me that I can’t do for myself I don’t trust AI to give me good advice or accurate information I don’t want my personal information to be tracked I don’t trust the companies behind AI I am opposed to using AI because of its negative impact on society The technology isn’t good enough yet Which AI system do you use the most?* ChatGPT Claude (Anthropic) Gemini (Google) Character AI Grok Microsoft Copilot Meta AI Other (examples: Perplexity, Snapchat AI) What other AI system do you use the most?Imagine the future 5 years from now. What do you hope AI will help you do?*Select your top 3. Save time and effort by doing tasks for me Organizing my life — reminders, to-do lists, calendars, files, and photos Easier access to information Improve my problem solving or decision making Learning new skills Find new ways to express myself creatively Support my health and wellness Enhance my communication with other people Help me feel less lonely Other people will use AI to make new inventions or discoveries that will improve my life Nothing. I don't like AI and don't want it to affect my life in any way Other... What else do you hope AI will help you do?Imagine the future 5 years from now. What scares you the most about the impact of AI?*Select your top 3. Losing human skills (social, reading, writing, creating) Being monitored and tracked online Companies stealing my information or work to train AI models Job loss or being replaced by AI AI making biased decisions about me (what healthcare or jobs I can get, where I can live, etc.) Replacing in-person connection with other people Can cause brain changes that are harmful (addiction, attention problems) Becoming dependent on AI (can’t make decisions without AI) Providing bad information (bad advice, wrong answers, deep fakes) Flooding the internet with junk and making it harder to find quality content Nothing. I think AI will only have positive effects. Other... What else scares you about the impact of AI?Have you used AI for emotional support?* No, never Yes, a few times Yes, regularly / often What is preventing you from using AI for emotional support more often?*Select your top 3. I don’t trust AI to give me good advice or accurate information I’m worried that my personal information could be tracked I don’t trust the companies behind AI I don’t know how to use it for this purpose I prefer to talk to a human The technology isn’t good enough yet I am opposed to using AI because of its negative impact on society I don’t need it because I am already receiving treatment or support another way I already got what I needed from it How positive or negative was your experience?* Very positive Positive Negative Very negative Can you tell us more about why your experience was positive?Can you tell us more about why your experience was negative?Would you ever consider using AI for emotional support?* Yes No What would prevent you from using AI for emotional support?*Select your top 3. I don’t trust AI to give me good advice or accurate information I’m worried that my personal information could be tracked I don’t trust the companies behind AI I don’t know how to use it for this purpose I prefer to talk to a human The technology isn’t good enough yet I am opposed to using AI because of its negative impact on society I don’t need it because I am already receiving treatment or support another way I already got what I needed from it Why would you consider using AI for mental or emotional support?*Select your top 3. I feel more comfortable talking to a bot than to a human It’s convenient/available 24/7 It’s free Traditional therapy isn’t available to me It’s safer. It lets me stay anonymous It lets me get help without telling my family Therapy or help I’ve received from people has not helped It’s entertaining/engaging In what ways have you used AI the most for emotional support?*Select your top 3. Help me answer questions about mental health Help me with a mental health diagnosis Help me get treatment options Tracking my mood or habits (logs, reminders) A structured tool or app that uses AI in the activity (worksheets, exercises, journaling prompts) A conversation with AI (learns your habits/needs over time, provides listening and advice, helps me make decisions, helps me deal with hard issues) In what ways are you most interested in using AI for emotional support?*Select your top 3. Help me answer questions about mental health Help me with a mental health diagnosis Help me get treatment options Tracking my mood or habits (logs, reminders) A structured tool or app that uses AI in the activity (worksheets, exercises, journaling prompts) A conversation with AI (learns your habits/needs over time, provides listening and advice, helps me make decisions, helps me deal with hard issues) When people use AI for emotional support, what is the best thing the AI can do to respond to their needs?*Select your top 3. Ask them directly about risk of harm (hurting yourself or others) Listen and support their emotional concerns Help them figure out how to feel better (e.g making a plan, learning some skils) Give them information about mental health Explore all the different support systems they have Help them figure out how to talk to someone Send them resources, including how to connect to a person Optional: Think back to a time when you used AI for emotional support. Can you share anything about how that conversation went? What did you talk about? How did you feel?Share as much or as little as you like. For example, you could just describe your experience in one sentence, share prompts you've used that have been particularly effective, or anything in between.Who do you think are the top 3 groups who should be most responsible for implementing mental health protections for people who use AI?*Select up to 3. Myself / individual users Parents / guardians Technology companies Companies using AI software (employers, healthcare, schools) Government Other... Who else do you think is the most responsible for implementing mental health protections?What are the top 3 things that technology companies can do to protect people from harm when they’re getting mental health support from AI?*Select up to 3. Refer me to a mental health professional instead of providing direct advice Remind me that I’m talking to a machine and not a human Make the AI less like a human Make the AI more like a human Tell me about my emotional risks when I’m using AI Guarantee that my conversations won’t be used to train the AI Make sure no one else can ever see the conversations I have with AI Develop industry standards for measuring impact on communities of users Other... What else can technology companies do to protect the mental health of people who use their AI?What are the top 3 things that the government can do to protect the mental health of people who use AI?*Select up to 3. Set policies/laws that tech companies have to follow Create a group of people responsible for reviewing and giving limitations on safety Create guidelines and incentives for safety Incentivize research on potential harms or positive impacts of AI Fine technology companies for harm towards people Invest in public education on using AIsafely Other... What else can the government do to protect the mental health of people who use AI?When you use AI tools, which mode do you use most often?Select 1. Text-based chat (typing) Voice-based conversation (speaking/listening) Both equally Other... I don't know / not sure What other way do you interact with AI tools most often?When you interact with AI tools using text-based chat, how natural or human-like does the interaction feel? Not natural at all Somewhat natural Very natural When you interact with AI tools using voice-based conversation, how natural or human-like does the interaction feel? 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Blind/Low vision Hearing impairment Limited Mobility Arthritis or other chronic pain Anxiety Mood conditions: depression or bipolar Autism spectrum and/or ADHD Intellectual or learning disability Neurological condition (epilepsy, etc.) or traumatic brain injury (TBI) None of the above Other mental health condition... Other... What other mental health conditions do you have?What other disabilities or conditions do you have?Over the past two weeks, how would you rate your mental health and wellbeing?* Very Poor Poor Good Very Good
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