Independent research study
Help answer a question about AI at work
Why do some people get real results from AI, and most don’t? Every level of experience helps answer it, including “I rarely use AI”. Here’s what taking part involves.
You give
- About 15 to 20 minutes
- Answers to 6 short questions
- A report from your AI, with anything private removed
You get
- Your own report on how you use AI
- Next steps you can try
- The findings, free, when they’re published
- No account or name needed
- Not funded by any company
What we’re trying to learn
- What habits do people who get real results from AI have in common?
- How much comes down to the person, the tools they have, or the work itself?
- How can organizations find and support the people who do this well?
The findings will be published as an academic paper and a free summary on this site.
Your report
Your AI reviews how you work with it and writes a report you keep: where you are on four levels, what you already do well, what’s holding you back, and the two or three changes that matter most.
Your AI writes it, so it can be wrong. Treat it as a starting point.
How it works
You can stop at any point.
Answer 6 questions
Your role, your AI tools and how you use them. No name needed.
Ask your own AI
Copy one prompt into the AI you use at work. It writes your report.
Check it and upload it
Delete anything you don’t want to share, then upload it.
Keep your report
It’s yours to act on. You can delete your submission until findings are published.
Who’s running it
Tim Wickham, an independent researcher. The study isn’t run or paid for by any employer, university or AI company, and it’s non-commercial: the data is never shared with or used for his employer or clients. Questions? Use the contact page.
Your data
We keep
- Your answers
- The report you upload
- When you agreed, and to which version
- Which of two versions of this page you saw
We don’t ask for or store
- Your name
- Your email, unless you sign up for updates (a separate list)
- Your IP address (our web host may briefly log it)
- Tracking or analytics cookies
Who sees it
Only the researcher, helped by Claude with training switched off. It’s stored with our US hosting providers. Names and identifying details are removed before analysis, and results never identify anyone. Your chat with your AI never reaches us, only the report you upload. Research only; never sold.
How to delete it
Enter your private code on the Delete page before findings are published, or email us if you lose it.
Questions and answersExactly what you shareFull study information
Optional: get study updates by email
Separate from taking part: sign up whether or not you take part. A few short emails: occasional notes on how the study is going, then the findings when they’re published.
Optional. Your email goes in a separate list that holds no code, answers or report, and we never try to match it to them. It’s used only for this study and deleted after the findings email. How the list is handled · Stop updates any time.