"hey siri, can i trust you?"

project overview

the hidden emotional labor of talking to ai

my role

ux researcher

ux researcher

ux researcher

key insight

users adjusted their behavior to accommodate siri — speaking slower, louder, clearer — knowing it wouldn't help. this emotional labor became an invisible user burden that eroded trust over time.

users trusted their gut and intuition over ai, so we designed a tool that surfaces errors while preserving human judgement and final control.

users adjusted their behavior to accommodate siri — speaking slower, louder, clearer — knowing it wouldn't help. this emotional labor became an invisible user burden that eroded trust over time.

methods & tools

user interviews, thematic analysis, thematic coding, webex, chatgpt

user interviews, thematic analysis, thematic coding, webex, chatgpt

user interviews, thematic analysis, thematic coding, webex, chatgpt