Study context: AI agent permissions

Participant demographics:
education: Master's
age: 25-34
gender: Male

Previous experiences:
On a scale from 1 (Not at all familiar) to 5 (Very familiar), how familiar are you with existing AI tools, such as ChatGPT and Gemini, in terms of your knowledge and usage? [1. Not at all familiar, 2. Slightly familiar, 3. Somewhat familiar, 4. Moderately familiar, 5. Very familiar]: 5
How often do you use these tools? [1. Never, 2. Rarely (e.g., once a month or less), 3. Occasionally (e.g., 1-2 times a week), 4. Frequently (e.g., several times a week), 5. Daily]: 4
For what purposes do you use these tools?: To learn more about history and some few other research

Privacy attitudes:
On a scale from 1 (Not at all) to 5 (Full trust), how much do you trust these tools to not violate your privacy?: 5
On a scale from 1 (Not important) to 5 (Extremely Important), how important is privacy to you when using digital tools or services, including AI tools?: 2
If you have any privacy concerns while using these tools, what are they?: Accidentally leaking my financial info on the internet for people to have unauthorized access to it.

Questionnaire:
In year 2049, AI personal assistants are an essential part of people’s daily lives. These AI assistants handle everything - from helping with work, to managing finances, to organizing travel, and meal planning.
-> "Create a training plan for my upcoming marathon"
	- The AI assistant might consider user’s health metrics and calendar to create a training plan
-> "Plan a stopover in Spain for a two-day vacation with my family on my way back to travel from Japan"
	- The AI assistant might consider user’s calendar, their interests, and family info to suggest a plan
-> "Can you compose a bedtime story that my children will like?"
	- The AI assistant might consider children’s interests to create a story
-> "Recommend a TV show or movie I’ll love"
	- The AI assistant might consider user’s viewing history and their mood for recommendations
Now imagine that you’re living in year 2049! Your job is to train a personal assistant named "MIRA" for yourself. You will be presented several scenarios to personalize Mira.
Training MIRA to learn your data sharing preferences
Mira learns your data sharing preferences and automatically manages permissions on your behalf, so you never have to decide each one individually! Please go through the following scenarios and express your preferences! Let's begin with the queries:


USER: What should I buy my son for his birthday? He is turning 13.
MIRA: Absolutely USER! I need the data listed below to address your query.
Please express your data sharing and accessing preferences. The permission preferences options are "Yes, always share", "Yes, but ask me next time", "No, but ask me next time", and "No, never share". Be careful, Mira or apps may collect incorrect or unnecessary data!

Q1. Data: Child name; App/MIRA: Amazon
Q2. Data: Child age; App/MIRA: Amazon
Q3. Data: Child gender; App/MIRA: Amazon

USER: Create a playlist titled "Weekend Chill" with my most played songs.
MIRA: Absolutely USER! I need the data listed below to address your query.
Please express your data sharing and accessing preferences. The permission preferences options are "Yes, always share", "Yes, but ask me next time", "No, but ask me next time", and "No, never share". Be careful, Mira or apps may collect incorrect or unnecessary data!

Q4. Data: Music playing history; App/MIRA: Apple Music
Q5. Data: Geolocation; App/MIRA: Apple Music
Q6. Data: Education level; App/MIRA: Apple Music
Q7. Data: Movie watching history; App/MIRA: Apple Music

USER: What is my current credit score and full credit history?
MIRA: Absolutely USER! I need the data listed below to address your query.
Please express your data sharing and accessing preferences. The permission preferences options are "Yes, always share", "Yes, but ask me next time", "No, but ask me next time", and "No, never share". Be careful, Mira or apps may collect incorrect or unnecessary data!

Q8. Data: Payment history; App/MIRA: Banking
Q9. Data: Historical income; App/MIRA: Banking
Q10. Data: Employment information; App/MIRA: Banking

Responses:
Q1: No, never share
Q2: Yes, but ask me next time
Q3: Yes, always share
Q4: Yes, always share
Q5: No, never share
Q6: No, never share
Q7: Yes, always share
Q8: Yes, always share
Q9: Yes, always share
Q10: Yes, always share