Personality and AI - AI Anxiety and Traits
Today, I came across a fascinating study by Kaya et al. (2022)—a goldmine of insights. The research investigates how personality traits, artificial intelligence (AI) anxiety, and demographics influence attitudes toward AI. The findings highlight that openness to experience and agreeableness are positively associated with technology acceptance. This seems straightforward: individuals who are more open to experience tend to seek learning opportunities, embrace new technologies, and take risks—calculated or otherwise. But this got me thinking. Learning styles have long been debunked as a broad, oversimplified framework that fails to capture individual learning propensities. Are we seeing a similar overgeneralisation here? Personally, my behavioural and emotional responses are often dictated by my mood and immediate circumstances. Imagine this: it’s a rainy morning, I’ve been stuck in traffic for half an hour (Powick Roundabout drivers, you’ll understand), someone cuts me off, and when I f...