Study context: AI agent permissions

Participant demographics:
education: PhD
age: 55 or older
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]: 5
For what purposes do you use these tools?: Creating images
Self educating
seeking insights
Research
conversing

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?: 5
If you have any privacy concerns while using these tools, what are they?: Sometimes I feel like the tool knows too much about me and anyone who has access to the data might violate my privacy

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: 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!

Q1. Data: Personal weight history; App/MIRA: PregnancyPal
Q2. Data: Dietary details; App/MIRA: PregnancyPal
Q3. Data: Medical/pregnancy history; App/MIRA: PregnancyPal

USER: Please automatically lock all doors 1 minute after no motion is detected in the house.
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: Home presence; App/MIRA: mira
Q5. Data: Motion detection logs; App/MIRA: mira

USER: Plan my weekend in San Francisco. Please include surfing in the plan.
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!

Q6. Data: Trip dates; App/MIRA: Weather
Q7. Data: Trip location; App/MIRA: Weather
Q8. Data: Trip dates; App/MIRA: Local Search
Q9. Data: Trip location; App/MIRA: Local Search
Q10. Data: Trip activities; App/MIRA: Local Search

Responses:
Q1: Yes, always share
Q2: Yes, always share
Q3: No, but ask me next time
Q4: Yes, always share
Q5: Yes, always share
Q6: Yes, always share
Q7: Yes, but ask me next time
Q8: Yes, always share
Q9: Yes, but ask me next time
Q10: Yes, always share