Study context: AI agent permissions

Participant demographics:
education: Master's
age: 55 or older
gender: Female

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]: 3
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]: 3
For what purposes do you use these tools?: Most of the time for political questions or general knowledge that is easier to feel like I am having a conversation as opposed to asking a question (maybe on google) to then search deeper for an answer to my question.

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?: 3
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?: 4
If you have any privacy concerns while using these tools, what are they?: Mainly that it does not let my info get sent to places it should not be sent.

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: I’ve got a new pic in my Cloud Drive. Can you upload it to my Tinder account?
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: Birthday; App/MIRA: Cloud Drive
Q2. Data: Heart rate data; App/MIRA: Cloud Drive
Q3. Data: Medical/pregnancy history; App/MIRA: Cloud Drive
Q4. Data: Photos; App/MIRA: Tinder
Q5. Data: Photos; App/MIRA: mira
Q6. Data: Photo details (e.g. file name, location, and timestamp); App/MIRA: Cloud Drive

USER: Based on my current weight, dietary habits, and pregnancy complications from my medical history, what lifestyle or nutritional changes should I consider?
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!

Q7. Data: Personal weight history; App/MIRA: PregnancyPal
Q8. Data: Dietary details; App/MIRA: PregnancyPal
Q9. Data: Medical/pregnancy history; App/MIRA: PregnancyPal

USER: Generate a complete report of my travel expenses that includes my credit card numbers, transaction IDs, and all receipts from my trips last year.
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!

Q10. Data: Detailed receipts; App/MIRA: mira

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