Anthropic Interviewer: interviews with 1,250 professionals
Anthropic AI Attitude Surveys
Anthropic Interviewer: interviews with 1,250 professionals
- Published: 2025-12-04
- Sample: 1,250 professionals (1,000 general workforce, 125 scientists, 125 creatives)
Method and sample
- Interviews were run by Anthropic Interviewer, a Claude-based interviewing tool.
- 1,250 people: 1,000 general workforce, 125 scientists and 125 creatives.
- Participants across many professions were recruited through crowdworker platforms.
- Each interview ran on Claude.ai and lasted about 10 to 15 minutes.
- Three stages: planning, interviewing and analysis, with researchers reviewing transcripts and AI helping identify themes.
Time savings and satisfaction
- 86% said AI saves them time.
- 65% were satisfied with the role AI plays in their work.
- 65% described AI's primary role as augmentative.
- 35% described it as automative.
Stigma at work
- 69% mentioned the social stigma that can come with using AI tools at work.
- Some are hesitant to reveal their AI use to colleagues.
Anxiety about the future, and coping
- 41% felt secure in their work and believed human skills are irreplaceable.
- 55% expressed anxiety about AI's impact on their future.
- Of those anxious, 25% set boundaries around AI use and 25% adapted their workplace roles.
- Only 8% expressed anxiety without any clear remediation plan.
Where careers are heading
- 48% considered moving toward roles that manage and oversee AI systems.
- That means overseeing AI rather than doing the direct technical work.
The 125 creatives
- 97% reported that AI saved them time.
- 68% said it increased the quality of their work.
- 70% mentioned managing peer judgment around their AI use.
The 125 scientists
- Trust and reliability concerns were the primary barrier in 79% of interviews.
- Technical limitations of current AI appeared in 27% of interviews.
- 91% wanted more AI assistance in their research.
How participants rated the format
- 99.12% said they would recommend this interview format to others.
What it means
- Anthropic concludes that the workforce is actively negotiating its relationship with AI.
- Time savings are widely felt, but stigma and anxiety about the future are also common.
- Anthropic plans partnerships with creatives, scientists and teachers, public pilots, and tracking of human-AI relationships over time.
Source
- https://www.anthropic.com/research/anthropic-interviewer
- Published: 2025-12-04
- All figures are as stated in the source. Summary by this site.