People are less comfortable raising sensitive topics with AI than with another person
Core finding
Confiding in an AI assistant does not sit as easily with Americans as confiding in a person they know. Nearly half (48%) say they would be less comfortable discussing sensitive personal topics with an AI, including 36% who say much less comfortable, according to a September 2025 Verasight survey of 1,519 U.S. adults.
Far fewer (18%) say they would be more comfortable with the AI, including 5% who say much more comfortable. Another 21% say it would feel about the same, and 13% are not sure.
Topline distribution
People are less comfortable raising sensitive topics with AI than with another person.
Compared with talking to a human you know, how comfortable would you be discussing sensitive personal topics with an AI assistant?
n = 1,519 · Sep 3–8, 2025 · MoE ±3.3%
Methodology
Full methodology →| Mode | Verasight panel recruited via random address-based sampling, random person-to-person text messaging, and dynamic online targeting |
|---|---|
| Population | United States adults |
| Field dates | Sep 3–8, 2025 |
| Base (unweighted) | 1,519 |
| Margin of error | ±3.3% |
| Module | AI Adoption Survey August 2025 |
| Sponsor | Verasight |
| Weight variable | weight |
| Weighting targets | age, race/ethnicity, sex, income, education, region, metropolitan status |
Sources
- reports.verasight.io/r/august-ai-survey-2025
Compared with talking to a human you know, how comfortable would you be discussing sensitive personal topics with an AI assistant?
Cite this question
AI Adoption Survey August 2025, fielded September 3-8, 2025, N=1,519 United States adults, +/- 3.3%.