See how your AI behaviour compares with others

AI use can feel normal simply because it is familiar. What you cannot see is how your behaviour compares with anyone else.

Your responses are compared with benchmark data drawn from more than 10,500 research participants across 21 HCI studies.

See Where I Sit
Typically under 5 minutes · 39 behavioural questions · Free personalised results · No account required
Interactive example · 1 of 39 questions Trust

“When I feel uncertain, I am more likely to trust guidance from AI systems.”

0% of participants in this benchmark agree.
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Where would you sit?

Complete the assessment to place your responses inside the data—against all participants, people of a similar age and people who use AI as often as you do.

10,500+research participants
21HCI studies
Aug 2026benchmark last updated
HCI research externally cited, referenced and used
EY MSN World Trust Index Springer Nature Link

HCI data has been used for external validation in peer-reviewed AI research. Benchmark methodology published in full

Clarity Begins With Comparison

Two people can use AI every day and give it very different roles

Frequency tells you how often AI is present. Behaviour tells you what role it is playing.

Uses AI daily

Forms a view first

  • Forms an initial view before asking AI
  • Uses AI to challenge assumptions and explore alternatives
  • Checks important outputs before acting
  • Reworks suggestions into their own reasoning
  • Retains responsibility for the final judgement
Uses AI daily

Starts with AI

  • Opens AI before forming an independent view
  • Lets AI provide the first framing of the problem
  • Works from an AI-generated starting structure
  • Uses AI-generated direction to reduce uncertainty
  • Allows AI to influence how the decision is approached
Same frequency. Different relationship with AI. Which pattern is closer to yours?
What It Is & Who It Is For

Is there a tool that compares your AI use with other people?

Yes. The HCI AI Identity & Behaviour Assessment is a 39-question, non-clinical assessment that compares reported AI-use behaviour with HCI participant benchmarks overall, within an age group and, where sufficient data is available, among people who use AI at a similar frequency.

What is the HCI AI Identity & Behaviour Assessment?

It is a 39-question, non-clinical self-report assessment that compares a person’s reported AI-use behaviour with HCI participant benchmarks across nine dimensions.

Who should take the HCI AI Identity & Behaviour Assessment?

It is designed for adults who use AI for work, study, research, creativity, decisions or everyday tasks and want to understand how their behaviour compares with other participants.

A Real Example From Your Results

See where one answer places you

In this example, an answer of 5 is a higher response than 80 out of 100 HCI participants. This is one of 39 responses used to build a wider behavioural profile.

Selected Behavioural Finding · Reliance

“I often rely on AI even when I could work things out on my own.”

Your Answer
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A higher response than 80 out of 100 HCI participants
All HCI participants Similar AI use (Everyday) Similar age (35–44)
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Response distribution across all HCI participants.

Current question benchmark: 351 valid responses. Percentages are rounded.

Your results compare each answer with people like you. See your position against all participants, people of a similar age and people who use AI as often as you do.
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Why This Matters

AI is becoming part of how people think—not only what they do.

The question is no longer only what AI can do. It is also what role you want it to play in the way you think, decide and create.

In Anthropic’s 2026 public survey of nearly 52,000 Americans, cognitive dependency was the second-most commonly cited AI fear. Anthropic Public Record, 2026.

What You May Discover

Recognise the pattern frequency alone cannot show

How often you use AI is only one part of the picture. Your results examine the relationships between how you think, trust, verify and decide.

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How does my AI behaviour really compare with people who use AI like I do?

See which parts of your pattern are typical among similar users—and which genuinely stand apart.

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Where is AI extending my thinking—and where is it shaping more of the process?

See whether AI is helping you develop and challenge ideas, or increasingly providing their starting structure and direction.

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Am I checking AI as carefully as I think I am?

See how trust and verification work together—and how often AI outputs are independently tested.

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How much of my decision-making am I still directing myself?

Distinguish between using AI for input, allowing it to frame your options and retaining ownership of the final judgement.

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Typically under 5 minutes · Free personalised results · No account required

From benchmark to behaviour

See what your results look like in your own AI conversations.

Compare your reported AI behaviour with other participants. Then take a finding to your AI assistant and ask for examples from your conversations that support or challenge it.

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Take the Free Assessment

Typically under five minutes.

Optional and private. HCI does not receive your conversation history. The final judgement remains yours.

Your AI assistantExample prompt

I completed the HCI AI Behaviour Assessment. My results suggest I use AI to confirm what I already think rather than challenge it more often than people who use AI as often as I do.

Can you show me specific examples from our conversations that support or challenge this finding?

Illustrative example. Your AI assistant can only examine conversation history it can access.
A Personal Benchmark, Not a Label

Measure the pattern. Keep the judgement yours.

HCI compares your self-reported behaviour across nine dimensions with aggregated participant data rather than interpreting each answer in isolation.

Your result creates a dated reference point for how your relationship with AI looks today—one you can return to as your behaviour and the technology change.

The Nine Dimensions
RelianceHow central AI is in thinking and task completion
TrustConfidence placed in AI outputs
VerificationHow often AI outputs are checked before use
Decision DelegationHow much involvement AI has in decisions
Human AgencyControl and authorship retained when AI is involved in decisions
Emotional RegulationHow often AI is used for emotional support
DisclosureHow much personal information is shared with AI
Thought PartnershipHow much AI is used to develop or test ideas
Social TransparencyHow openly AI use is discussed with others
Research-based and benchmarkedDeveloped from HCI research and compared with aggregated participant data.
Private by designNo chat histories, conversation records or private documents are required.
Non-clinicalFor personal insight and comparison—not diagnosis or a judgement about whether your AI use is good or bad.
Benchmark Methodology Privacy Approach Benchmark last updated August 2026
Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about the assessment

Can it tell me whether my AI use is normal?

It can show how common or uncommon your responses are within HCI benchmark data. “Normal” means typical here — not correct, healthy or desirable.

What will I receive?

Free personalised results showing three selected dimensions and three behavioural comparisons against HCI participant benchmarks. An optional expanded analysis is available afterward.

How does HCI compare my results with other people?

Your responses are compared with aggregated benchmark data from more than 10,500 paid adult research participants recruited through Prolific across 21 HCI studies conducted during 2025–2026.

Where sufficient data is available, selected results also compare you with people of a similar age and people who use AI at a similar frequency.

Do I need to upload my AI history?

No. The assessment uses structured behavioural questions. Chat logs, conversation histories and private documents are not required. Discussing findings later with your usual AI assistant is optional.

Can I compare my results with my AI conversation history?

Yes. You can ask the AI assistant you use most to look for accessible conversation examples that support, challenge or qualify selected findings.

This can make the results easier to examine, but it does not validate your benchmark score and depends on the conversation history the assistant can access.

Is this a clinical or AI dependency test?

No. It examines behaviours related to reliance and perceived dependence, but it is not a psychological, medical or mental health assessment, diagnosis or clinical dependence test.

Your Personal AI Benchmark

See your AI behaviour more clearly

You may be more typical than you think—or your pattern may stand apart in ways that are difficult to recognise from inside your own routine.

See Where I Sit
Typically under 5 minutes · 39 behavioural questions · Free personalised results · No account required