The study investigates when work done with AI feels like one's own, using a qualitative survey where participants described tasks that felt owned versus not owned. Findings show that ownership depends on the collaboration process: people feel ownership when they lead, iterate, or rewrite, but disown work when merely approving AI suggestions. Ownership also extends to tasks where people set the vision but rely on AI for execution, yet loss of personal voice and lack of comprehension erode ownership, and willingness to disclose AI use is driven more by community norms than by pride.
arXiv:2607. 17826v1 Announce Type: cross Abstract: Despite the growing availability of customizable social artificial intelligence (AI), such as ChatGPT, Grok, and Character.
Despite the growing availability of customizable social artificial intelligence (AI), such as ChatGPT, Grok, and Character. ai, we know little about how users actively shape social AI to reflect their personal preferences.
arXiv:2607. 15027v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: The integration of AI-driven systems in creative work has sparked debates among artists and legal communities about notions of ownership.
arXiv:2606. 12430v1 Announce Type: cross Abstract: Some claim that AI agents will free workers from the boring parts of their jobs, yet little is known about how workers themselves identify which tasks should be automated.
arXiv:2609.09022v1 Announce Type: cross Abstract: AI-assisted programming raises distinct questions about who produces code, who feels ownership of it, and who is responsible when it fails. This rese...
arXiv:2609.14886v1 Announce Type: cross Abstract: Online mental health communities thrive on peer support, yet those who volunteer to help often lack formal training and may struggle to articulate su...
arXiv:2606. 04150v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: Public discourse and emerging policy typically assume that AI emotional support is a deliberate act: a lonely user consciously seeking comfort from a dedicated companion chatbot.
arXiv:2607. 15006v1 Announce Type: cross Abstract: The broad adoption of Artificial Intelligence (AI), especially Generative AI, raises pressing questions about how users interact with these systems to produce new content.
arXiv:2606. 12350v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: The rapid proliferation of large language models (LLMs) raises critical questions about human creativity and individual expression in an era of AI-assisted creation.
arXiv:2606. 00182v1 Announce Type: cross Abstract: Human-AI collaboration is considered the most promising way to incorporate AI in the workplace.
arXiv:2606. 05532v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: Recent studies reveal a paradox: AI enhances individual creative outputs while reducing collective diversity.
arXiv:2507. 03670v2 Announce Type: replace-cross Abstract: Writing longer prompts for an AI assistant to generate a story increases psychological ownership, a user's feeling that the writing belongs to them.