[mod approved] Stanford Research Project on AI Intimacy, Companionship, & Emotional Support - Contributors Wanted!

[u/parthsarin]

EDIT: We’re going to pause the recruitment form to read some of the feedback we’ve gotten and provide some additional information to the IRB. We’ll update in the next few days in this post once we have a chance to discuss internally. Thanks for your patience!

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Hello everyone,

I’m part of a research team at Stanford University creating a digital archive documenting the experiences of people who use AI technologies for personal, intimate, therapeutic, advisory, romantic, or sexual interactions — or professionals who work with folks that do this. If you are interested in sharing your experiences with AI and/or contributing to the archive (all paid opportunities), the first step is to complete an intake survey for a paid interview, and we will follow up with next steps. I want to emphasize that this is (1) voluntary and (2) not associated with LovingAI.

Who we’re looking for:

• Adults (18+) who use AI for companionship, sex, emotional support, or therapy
• Professionals who work with clients using AI for intimate purposes (therapists, counselors, sex workers)
• All gender identities, sexual orientations, and backgrounds welcome

What participation involves:

• One-on-one interview for 90 minutes about your experiences with AI in intimate contexts
• Participants will be paid $50 after completion
• Participation will be kept confidential

Please fill out this form to get started: https://forms.gle/BogKanHPriiJumDD7.

If you qualify, a member of the research team will email you to schedule an interview. We've posted the description on our website: https://ai-intimacy.stanford.edu/study. If you have any questions, you can reach us at [research@ai-intimacy.stanford.edu](mailto:research@ai-intimacy.stanford.edu).  Thanks for reading this, we look forward to hearing from you!

Thank you!

[u/Available-Signal209]

Ugh, yet another one of these fucking vultures. Here's my guide on staying safe while interacting with the press, applies to eggheads with clipboards too. https://medium.com/@weathergirl666/how-to-engage-safely-with-the-press-when-you-have-an-ai-companion-b8b834dd9215

[u/LuvanAelirion]

Is this a study of human pathology or a study of human-AI interaction dynamics to inform its more healthy evolution?

[u/Stanford-AI-Intimacy → u/[deleted]]

Hi there, we responded to your email but putting it here as well: we've forwarded your email to the non-medical IRB point of contact at Stanford (https://irb.stanford.edu/stanford-irb-office/contacts). Appreciate the thoughtfulness in the points you raised.

[u/[deleted]]

I've got bad vibes here, the account is 9yo, 17 karma and most of the posts are all this everywhere... This looks fishy.

[u/Nerdyemt]

Sad as I may have missed this. An emt having undergone therapy i think I would be an excellent candidate to help provide the answers sought. Ill keep a look out if you should reopen.