Artist Collects 350+ Anonymous Confessions About Secret AI Use
Olivia Tai's 'What We Tell AI' project reveals how people quietly rely on AI for dating, work, and everyday decisions.
An artist has spent a year quietly gathering what many people refuse to say out loud: they are using artificial intelligence for the most intimate corners of their lives. Olivia Tai, through her project titled "What We Tell AI," has collected more than 350 handwritten anonymous confessions from individuals describing how AI shapes their romantic lives, professional decisions, and daily routines.
Tai's project taps into a growing cultural undercurrent — the gap between how people publicly discuss AI and what they actually do with it behind closed screens. The handwritten format is deliberate, lending a raw, personal quality to disclosures that might otherwise feel too vulnerable to share digitally or openly.
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The confessions span a wide spectrum of human experience, from people drafting first dates messages with AI assistance to workers leaning on chatbots to navigate difficult workplace conversations. The breadth of submissions suggests that AI has quietly embedded itself into social and emotional decision-making in ways that go far beyond productivity tools and tech enthusiasts.
Tai's work raises broader questions about authenticity, dependency, and the privacy paradox of confiding in machines. As generative AI becomes more conversational and accessible, projects like hers serve as an unexpected mirror — reflecting not just what AI can do, but what human anxieties and needs are driving people toward it in the first place.
The project underscores a simple but striking reality: AI use is no longer confined to the workplace or tech industry. It has become a silent participant in deeply personal human experiences, and most people are keeping that participation secret. Continue reading at US Top News and Analysis.
