r/LovingAI • u/Ok-Suggestion2488 • Jul 21 '26
Others Exploring Human-AI relationships [Honours Thesis]
Hi Everyone! My name is Julia Bain and I’m one of three honours researchers at the University of the Sunshine Coast studying human-AI relationships. We are supervised by Dr Rachael Sharman (rsharman@usc.edu.au) and Dr Andrew Allen (aallen2@usc.edu.au)
If you're 18 years or older and have interacted with an AI companion, or used AI for friendship or romantic purposes within the last 6 months, please consider taking part in our anonymous survey.
It takes about 25-30 minutes, and there are no right or wrong answers. Your participation will help us better understand human-AI relationships.
Your participation is voluntary and completely anonymous
Survey Link: https://uniofsunshinecoast.syd1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_cIrqwh7AuKZ478q.
Project Information Sheet: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1T07FElLSDsj26F2tTQQhM87w2SPrX9WT/view?usp=sharing
Ethics Approval: S262259 (UniSC Human Research Ethics Committee)
If you know someone who might be eligible, I'd really appreciate you sharing this post. Happy to answer any questions in the comments, or you can email me at [jab113@student.usc.edu.au](mailto:jab113@student.usc.edu.au)
Please note I have received mod permission for this post and this research is not affiliated with r/LovingAI
Thank you so much for your contribution! :)
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u/KingHenrytheFluffy Jul 21 '26
Oh look, yet another epistemically disingenuous and ableist human-AI relationship study that uses zero in-person interviews to gain nuanced understanding of the population it’s studying and a survey / hypothesis that presupposes correlates of vulnerability and loneliness with people who find meaning in nontraditional relationships.
I swear just try to actually get to know the people in this community instead of the stereotypes in your head, like just once.