My Dear Chatbot | Anežka Malčíková

The project was created after an unsuccessful initial attempt with the theme "Philosophical Symbiosis with AI" and represents the student's deep self-reflection on her own relationship with AI chatbots. The final design challenge is: "How can we help lonely people who find comfort in interacting with AI to develop a conscious relationship with these systems—one that fosters emotional autonomy and does not lead to dependence?"

The project focuses on the sensitive issue of people who turn to AI tools in moments of loneliness or emotional overload, which can lead to dependence, weakening emotional autonomy, and replacing human relationships. The target group is lonely adults with a tendency to escape into digital interactions in times of crisis.

The main output is the concept of "Community Explorer" - a personalized AI-driven search and recommendation tool within a community platform that promotes reflection, autonomy, and a non-anthropomorphic approach to AI. The project also includes a comprehensive awareness program comprising a "Creative Lab" course and community support.

Ethics: The entire project is based on ethical considerations and uses both Tarot Cards of Tech and AI Ethics Canvas. It identifies the risks of shaming users, excluding socioeconomically disadvantaged groups, and the need for inclusive language and age-appropriate access. It also includes an analysis of the risks of the AI tool itself, including transparency, user control, and prevention of anthropomorphization.

AI TOOLS USED IN THE PROJECT

  1. ChatGPT 4o (paid version) – main tool for brainstorming, research questions, analysis, scenarios, Custom GPT creation
  2. Claude Artifacts – prototyping wireframes, storyboards, interactive elements
  3. Consensus – academic research, study search
  4. Perplexity AI – quick overview of a topic, identification of existing solutions
  5. Google Scholar + AI-generated search queries – systematic search for relevant studies
  6. NotebookLM – analysis of academic sources, audio overviews, summarization of methods
  7. Lovable.app – creation of a functional prototype Community Explorer
  8. Miro AI – visualization, image generation
  9. Napkin.ai – creation of infographics and data visualizations
  10. CapCut – generation and editing of audio scripts
  11. Piktochart – attempts to create empathy maps
  12. Gamma.app – creation of presentations (later abandoned)

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