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Abstract
INTRODUCTION: Human personality changes in response to new habits, situations, and maturation, among other causes. As people interact with artificial intelligence (AI), their personalities are likely to change, from their emotional responses to their self-concept.
METHODOLOGY: This theoretical account draws together empirical studies of how personality changed in response to past technological innovations, changes in personal interactions observed in people’s AI usage, changes that arise from the use and disuse of cognitive skills, and works on the self-concept. Research reports in the review were selected according to their relevance and quality.
THEORETICAL STATEMENT: While AI becomes increasingly human-like, humans increasingly represent themselves online, rendering humans and bots difficult to distinguish in virtual settings. Some people employ AI as a coach to guide them, while other users rely on AI for companionship, potentially reducing their experiences with other people. Moreover, as people rely on AI for work tasks, some workers will enhance their outputs, but may experience declines in their cognitive skills over time.
DISCUSSION. Areas of personality, from motives to the self-concept, are potentially impacted by AI. Psychologists can track these changes by classifying and measuring types of AI interactions and relating them to measures of personality attributes.
Publication Date
11-27-2025
Publisher
Sage
Journal Title
Personality Science
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Article
Recommended Citation
Mayer, J. D. (2025). How Human Personality Will Change With the Use of Artificial Intelligence. Personality Science, 6. https://doi.org/10.1177/27000710251386963 (Original work published 2025)
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This is an open access article published by Sage in Personality Science in 2025, available online: https://dx.doi.org/10.1177/27000710251386963