'Everyone has an AI secret': This artist has spent a year collecting and sharing hundreds of anonymous AI confessions
Through her project "What We Tell AI," Olivia Tai has collected over 350 handwritten secrets about how people use AI to navigate dating, work and life.
TL;DR
- Artist Olivia Tai's "What We Tell AI" project collects anonymous confessions about how people use artificial intelligence.
- Confessions range from using AI for dating advice and emotional support to academic and work-related tasks.
- The project highlights that many people use AI to navigate conflicts and seek closure, sometimes even cloning voices for conversations.
- Tai considers the collection an "ethnographic snapshot" of human-AI interactions, revealing both pride and shame associated with AI use.
- The project aims to destigmatize AI use and encourage open conversations about its impact on personal relationships and society.
- A significant portion of adults are using AI chatbots for personal, emotional, or social topics, with younger users being more likely to do so.