Thinking About: Human–AI Interaction in the Workplace

My thesis is still taking shape, but its centre of gravity is clear: the psychological contract between people and intelligent systems at work. Not whether AI will change jobs — that debate is loud enough — but how it changes the experience of working: trust, autonomy, motivation, and the sense that one's work matters.

The literature pulls in two directions. One stream treats AI as a tool that augments human capability; another warns of deskilling, surveillance, and the quiet erosion of agency. As with most things in psychology, the honest answer is: it depends — on design, on leadership, and on whether organizations treat adoption as a technical rollout or a human transition.

Methodologically, I am drawn to a mixed-methods design: survey data to map attitudes at scale, and semi-structured interviews to understand the stories behind the numbers. SPSS will do the heavy lifting; the interviews will do the meaning-making.

I will keep writing here as the work evolves. If you are researching or hiring in this space, I would genuinely love to talk.