Emotion, Identity & Creativity in the Age of AI (Dataset, n = 507)

This dataset is part of the Human Clarity Institute’s AI–Human Experience 2025 data series. It examines how AI use shapes emotional experience, personal identity, and creative originality, including emotional shifts, identity alignment and authenticity, and changes in creativity, meaning-making, and cognitive depth.

The dataset includes:• validated 1–7 Likert-scale items• measures of emotional influence, identity disruption or reinforcement, authenticity, originality, depth of thinking, and personal meaning• indicators of cognitive alignment, internal conflict, self-evaluation, and reliance on AI tools for thought validation• multi-select variables stored as canonical semicolon-delimited snake_case tokens (none included in this dataset)• open-text reflections with minimal safe cleaning (trim + newline removal only)• demographic variables across six English-speaking countries• AI-tool usage frequency and participation context variables

Data were collected on 19 November 2025 via Prolific from adults in the UK, US, Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and Ireland.All data were cleaned, anonymised, and processed under the Human Clarity Institute’s machine-readable dataset protocol, which includes:

• canonical snake_case variable naming• validated numeric ranges• standardised categorical formats• minimal safe text cleaning• full alignment with the accompanying data dictionary• removal of Prolific IDs and timestamps• SHA-256 checksums for all files

This dataset contributes to understanding how AI interacts with human emotions, identity, creativity, and meaning-making, supporting longitudinal tracking of human autonomy, psychological wellbeing, and the evolving inner experience of AI use as part of daily life.