A global dataset capturing how workers feel about identity, purpose, and job security as AI becomes a daily force in the workplace.
Latest version: v3 — 2025-12-10
License: CC-BY-4.0
Dataset page:
https://humanclarityinstitute.com/datasets/ai-human-2025/
Data summary page:
https://humanclarityinstitute.com/data/ai-identity-pace-at-work-2025/
Dashboard:
https://humanclarityinstitute.com/data-dashboard/
- Measures identity, purpose, agency, and emotional energy in the AI-enabled workplace
- Captures AI usage, job-security perceptions, and expected skill changes
- Includes WHO-5 wellbeing items and open-text reflections
- Clean, machine-readable dataset with canonical tokens
- Part of the Human–AI Experience 2025 longitudinal data series
| Filename | Description |
|---|---|
| AI-Work_and_Human_Identity_2025_raw20251114.csv | Raw dataset (PII removed). Original column order; no transformations applied. |
| AI_Work_and_Human_Identity_2025_clean20251114.csv | Clean, machine-readable dataset with standardised scales and tokens. |
| AI_Work_and_Human_Identity_2025_data_dictionary.csv | Full variable dictionary with definitions, types, and allowed values. |
| sha256.txt | SHA-256 checksums for all files in this release (raw, clean, dictionary, README). |
| README.md | Documentation describing dataset purpose, provenance, file structure, and citation. |
Data collected on 12 November 2025 via Prolific as part of HCI’s Human–AI Experience research programme.
Participants provided explicit consent for anonymised open publication.
- Final n: 507
- Countries: UK, US, Canada, Australia, Ireland, New Zealand
- Eligibility: Adults 18+, Fluent English
- Reward rate: £11.22/hr average
- Attention checks: 1
- Anonymisation: Prolific IDs and timestamps removed before publication
| Variable | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| consent | categorical | Consent to participate and allow anonymised data to be published. |
| work_status | categorical | Current employment status. |
| ai_use_work | categorical | Frequency of AI tool usage in participant’s work. |
| identity_still_true | numeric | My work still feels central to who I am. |
| ai_questions_my_value | numeric | AI makes me question my value at work. |
| identity_purpose_even_ai | numeric | I find a sense of purpose in my work even as AI tools spread. |
| ... | ... | ... |
Multi-select formatting:
Stored as semicolon-delimited canonical tokens, e.g.:
value_one;value_two;value_three
Open-text fields:
Minimal cleaning applied (trim + newline removal).
Raw participant meaning preserved exactly.
| Dataset | DOI Badge |
|---|---|
| Digital Life 2025 |  |
| Focus & Distraction 2025 |  |
| Human Values, Purpose & Meaning 2025 |  |
| Digital Trust 2025 |  |
| Emotion, Identity & Creativity in the Age of AI 2025 |  |
| AI Safety, Risk Perception & Boundary Behaviour 2025 |  |
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Why Can’t I Focus?
https://humanclarityinstitute.com/reports/why-cant-i-focus-full-report/ -
Values vs Noise
https://humanclarityinstitute.com/reports/values-vs-noise-full-report/
This dataset is released under the Creative Commons CC-BY-4.0 License.
You may copy, modify, distribute, or build upon the material for any purpose, including commercial use, provided appropriate credit is given.
Human Clarity Institute. (2025). AI, Work & Human Identity Survey 2025 (Dataset). https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.17604671
@dataset{hci_ai_human_2025,
author = {Human Clarity Institute},
title = {AI, Work \& Human Identity Survey 2025 (Dataset)},
year = {2025},
publisher = {Zenodo},
version = {v3},
doi = {10.5281/zenodo.17604671},
url = {https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.17604671}
}
| Version | Date | Change |
|---|---|---|
| v3 | 2025-12-10 | Full rebuild using HCI machine-readable standard; dictionary and clean file updated |
| v1.1 | 2025-12-04 | Removed Prolific IDs; file replacements |
| v1.0 | 2025-11-14 | Initial release |
For questions, collaboration opportunities, or media enquiries:
- Website: https://humanclarityinstitute.com
- Email: info@humanclarityinstitute.com
HCI is an independent research institute documenting the human experience of the AI era.