Anthropic opens an AI-experience study with optional transcript publication
Anthropic is inviting eligible Claude users to a 15-minute study through October 6, with a separate choice about making their full interview public.
Anthropic has opened a study about the effects of AI on everyday life: experiences that mattered, changes people want in institutions, and what they expect from the companies building these systems.
Announced September 29, it offers a small, concrete way to contribute an account of what AI has actually changed for you.
The interview takes roughly 15 minutes and is conducted by AI. It is open through October 6 to Free, Pro and Max users on Claude and Claude Code whose accounts are at least two weeks old. No closing time or timezone is specified. Claude for Work and API access alone do not qualify under the published eligibility.
Participation and public release are separate decisions. You can complete the study without publishing your full transcript. If you choose publication after reviewing it, the release includes your complete interview and country, with Claude account information removed. Personal details in the conversation can still identify you; removing the company's copy later cannot recall copies others have saved.
Keeping the full transcript unpublished does not exclude it from research. The study privacy notice describes collected responses, account and participation data, possible sharing consistent with your choices, and analysis alongside summaries of Claude usage. Read the options before beginning, and describe experiences without identifying other people.
The eventual findings will describe a self-selected group of Claude users. Public transcripts will be a further, voluntary subset. Those limitations matter: a valuable collection of lived experience can reveal questions and consequences without measuring what the whole public believes.
Take it further
Read the invitation and participate · Deadline: 6 October 2026Free, Pro or Max Claude/Claude Code account at least two weeks old; roughly 15 minutes. The study runs September 29–October 6. Exact closing time and timezone are not published: participate before the final day. Review consent and privacy choices first.
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Reporting sources
- Anthropic — What do you want from AI?
Original announcement dated September 29, 2026, read in full. Establishes the study window, eligibility, estimated duration, consent choices and sampling limitations; it reports no new study results.
- Anthropic — Privacy notice for the September study
Applies to sessions on or after September 29, 2026. Describes collected data, possible sharing, usage-summary analysis, Memory, deletion and limits on recalling public copies.
- Anthropic — Interview method
Explains the roles of researchers and Claude in question design, interviews and analysis. General method context, not evidence of results from this new study.
- Anthropic — Supplemental study privacy policy
Policy dated March 26, 2026, checked September 30. Describes research, product and model improvement, other data uses, and disclosure categories.
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Publishing releases the full interview and country after review; account details are removed, but answers may still identify you. Declining publication does not exclude research or other uses permitted by the study terms. Deleting Anthropic’s copy cannot retrieve public copies saved by others. Review both choices and the applicable policies.