From Lived Experience to Insight: Unpacking the Psychological Risks of Using AI Conversational Agents

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Autori principali: Chandra, Mohit, Naik, Suchismita, Ford, Denae, Okoli, Ebele, De Choudhury, Munmun, Ershadi, Mahsa, Ramos, Gonzalo, Hernandez, Javier, Bhattacharjee, Ananya, Warreth, Shahed, Suh, Jina
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author Chandra, Mohit
Naik, Suchismita
Ford, Denae
Okoli, Ebele
De Choudhury, Munmun
Ershadi, Mahsa
Ramos, Gonzalo
Hernandez, Javier
Bhattacharjee, Ananya
Warreth, Shahed
Suh, Jina
author_facet Chandra, Mohit
Naik, Suchismita
Ford, Denae
Okoli, Ebele
De Choudhury, Munmun
Ershadi, Mahsa
Ramos, Gonzalo
Hernandez, Javier
Bhattacharjee, Ananya
Warreth, Shahed
Suh, Jina
contents Recent gains in popularity of AI conversational agents have led to their increased use for improving productivity and supporting well-being. While previous research has aimed to understand the risks associated with interactions with AI conversational agents, these studies often fall short in capturing the lived experiences of individuals. Additionally, psychological risks have often been presented as a sub-category within broader AI-related risks in past taxonomy works, leading to under-representation of the impact of psychological risks of AI use. To address these challenges, our work presents a novel risk taxonomy focusing on psychological risks of using AI gathered through the lived experiences of individuals. We employed a mixed-method approach, involving a comprehensive survey with 283 people with lived mental health experience and workshops involving experts with lived experience to develop a psychological risk taxonomy. Our taxonomy features 19 AI behaviors, 21 negative psychological impacts, and 15 contexts related to individuals. Additionally, we propose a novel multi-path vignette-based framework for understanding the complex interplay between AI behaviors, psychological impacts, and individual user contexts. Finally, based on the feedback obtained from the workshop sessions, we present design recommendations for developing safer and more robust AI agents. Our work offers an in-depth understanding of the psychological risks associated with AI conversational agents and provides actionable recommendations for policymakers, researchers, and developers.
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spellingShingle From Lived Experience to Insight: Unpacking the Psychological Risks of Using AI Conversational Agents
Chandra, Mohit
Naik, Suchismita
Ford, Denae
Okoli, Ebele
De Choudhury, Munmun
Ershadi, Mahsa
Ramos, Gonzalo
Hernandez, Javier
Bhattacharjee, Ananya
Warreth, Shahed
Suh, Jina
Human-Computer Interaction
Artificial Intelligence
Computers and Society
Recent gains in popularity of AI conversational agents have led to their increased use for improving productivity and supporting well-being. While previous research has aimed to understand the risks associated with interactions with AI conversational agents, these studies often fall short in capturing the lived experiences of individuals. Additionally, psychological risks have often been presented as a sub-category within broader AI-related risks in past taxonomy works, leading to under-representation of the impact of psychological risks of AI use. To address these challenges, our work presents a novel risk taxonomy focusing on psychological risks of using AI gathered through the lived experiences of individuals. We employed a mixed-method approach, involving a comprehensive survey with 283 people with lived mental health experience and workshops involving experts with lived experience to develop a psychological risk taxonomy. Our taxonomy features 19 AI behaviors, 21 negative psychological impacts, and 15 contexts related to individuals. Additionally, we propose a novel multi-path vignette-based framework for understanding the complex interplay between AI behaviors, psychological impacts, and individual user contexts. Finally, based on the feedback obtained from the workshop sessions, we present design recommendations for developing safer and more robust AI agents. Our work offers an in-depth understanding of the psychological risks associated with AI conversational agents and provides actionable recommendations for policymakers, researchers, and developers.
title From Lived Experience to Insight: Unpacking the Psychological Risks of Using AI Conversational Agents
topic Human-Computer Interaction
Artificial Intelligence
Computers and Society
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2412.07951