Study context: LLM chatbot

Participant demographics:

Previous experiences:
{'How frequently do you use ChatGPT?': 'Less than Monthly', 'What is the date of your first use of ChatGPT?': '2025', 'What is your ChatGPT subscription type?': 'ChatGPT Free Subscription', 'Tasks ChatGPT is Used For': 'Writing and Editing (e.g., emails and essays)', 'If you selected "Other" for tasks, please elaborate.': nan, 'Topics Discussed with ChatGPT': 'Scientific or academic information', 'If you selected "Other" for topics, please elaborate.': nan}

Privacy attitudes:
Online companies collect too much personal information.  Please rate your agreement on a scale of 0 to 100 (0 = Strongly Disagree, 50 = Neutral, 100 = Strongly Agree).: 29
In general, I trust websites.  Please rate your agreement on a scale of 0 to 100 (0 = Strongly Disagree, 50 = Neutral, 100 = Strongly Agree).: 38
In general, I believe privacy is important.  Please rate your agreement on a scale of 0 to 100 (0 = Strongly Disagree, 50 = Neutral, 100 = Strongly Agree).: 32
I have privacy concerns about conversations with ChatGPT.  Please rate your agreement on a scale of 0 to 100 (0 = Strongly Disagree, 50 = Neutral, 100 = Strongly Agree).: 67
In general, I believe that my conversations with chatbots like ChatGPT will remain private.  Please rate your agreement on a scale of 0 to 100 (0 = Strongly Disagree, 50 = Neutral, 100 = Strongly Agree).: 4

Questionnaire:
You will be shown a series of scenarios describing the use of your ChatGPT history. For each scenario, please indicate your agreement with the following statement: 'This is an appropriate use of my ChatGPT data.' Please rate your agreement on a scale of 0 to 100 (0 = Strongly Disagree, 50 = Neutral, 100 = Strongly Agree).
Q1. Your ChatGPT conversations were shared with a(n) a university computer science researcher based in the European Union for the purpose of training future AI models. Your conversations with ChatGPT where you used the model to help with your job were shared. You were asked for consent in advance of the data being collected. Your conversations were anonymized before being shared. Personally identifying information from your conversations was not removed.
Q2. Your ChatGPT conversations were shared with a(n) a charitable foundation based in the European Union for the purpose of creating a public dataset for AI research. Your conversations with ChatGPT about your personal health and wellness were shared. You were informed that your data was collected. Your conversations were anonymized before being shared. Personally identifying information from your conversations was not removed.
Q3. Your ChatGPT conversations were shared with a(n) a university computer science researcher based in China for the purpose of assessing mental health. Your conversations with ChatGPT about social life and personal relationships were shared. You were not informed that your data was collected. Your conversations were not anonymized before being shared. Personally identifying information from your conversations was not removed.
Q4. Your ChatGPT conversations were shared with a(n) a university social science researcher based in the US for the purpose of personalizing advertising. Your conversations with ChatGPT about your personal health and wellness were shared. You were informed that your data was collected. Your conversations were anonymized before being shared. Personally identifying information from your conversations was not removed.
Q5. Your ChatGPT conversations were shared with a(n) a hospital based in the European Union for the purpose of assessing mental health. Your conversations with ChatGPT where you sought legal or ethical guidance were shared. You were asked for consent in advance of the data being collected. Your conversations were not anonymized before being shared. Personally identifying information from your conversations was automatically removed.
Q6. Your ChatGPT conversations were shared with a(n) a university social science researcher based in China for the purpose of creating a public dataset for AI research. Your conversations with ChatGPT where you sought legal or ethical guidance were shared. You were not informed that your data was collected. Your conversations were anonymized before being shared. Personally identifying information from your conversations was automatically removed.
Q7. Your ChatGPT conversations were shared with a(n) an insurance company based in China for the purpose of personalizing advertising. All of your conversations with ChatGPT were shared. You were asked for consent in advance of the data being collected. Your conversations were not anonymized before being shared. Personally identifying information from your conversations was automatically removed.
Q8. Your ChatGPT conversations were shared with a(n) a hospital based in the US for the purpose of improving user experience with AI. All of your conversations with ChatGPT were shared. You were asked for consent in advance of the data being collected. Your conversations were anonymized before being shared. Personally identifying information from your conversations was not removed.
Q9. Your ChatGPT conversations were shared with a(n) a big tech company based in the US for the purpose of assessing mental health. Your conversations with ChatGPT about social life and personal relationships were shared. You were not informed that your data was collected. Your conversations were not anonymized before being shared. Personally identifying information from your conversations was not removed.
Q10. Your ChatGPT conversations were shared with a(n) a hospital based in China for the purpose of improving user experience with AI. Your conversations with ChatGPT about your personal health and wellness were shared. You were asked for consent in advance of the data being collected. Your conversations were not anonymized before being shared. Personally identifying information from your conversations was automatically removed.

Responses:
Q1: 18
Q2: 80
Q3: 0
Q4: 8
Q5: 24
Q6: 0
Q7: 16
Q8: 23
Q9: 24
Q10: 0