AI Dependency Test: How Much Do You Rely on ChatGPT?
Free, anonymous 28-question test: how much do you rely on AI and ChatGPT for thinking, emotions and work? Based on LLM-D12 and AIAS. No signup.
📋 What this assessment measures
This set of 28 questions helps you observe patterns in how you use AI for thinking, emotional comfort, and daily productivity. Designed for self-awareness, not clinical diagnosis. Based on the LLM-D12 dual-dimensional dependency scale, the AI Anxiety Scale (AIAS), and the AIRD framework.
Who it's for: Anyone who wants to check whether their AI use is still intentional or becoming automatic. You'll get your personal AI Identity Profile with an archetype and percentile comparison.
How it works: Answer 8 questions per axis plus a Fear assessment. Everything runs inside your browser — no data leaves your device.
Sources: the questions are our own and draw on published research; this self-check is not one of these validated scales. • LLM-D12 — Yankouskaya A., Babiker A. B., Rizvi S. W. F., Alshakhsi S., Liebherr M., Ali R. (2025). arXiv:2506.06874 • AIAS — Wang Y.-Y., Wang Y.-S. Interactive Learning Environments. doi:10.1080/10494820.2019.1674887 • AIRD — McNamara S., Thornton J. Cureus. cureus.com/articles/407877
This is a self-reflection tool, not a medical diagnosis. 100% anonymous.
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Thinking & Memory
Do you delegate thinking to AI? Measures cognitive offloading, memory outsourcing, and trust in AI over own reasoning.
Answer honestly. Some questions are reverse-worded to ensure accuracy.
Question 1 of 8
1. Ask AI instead of trying to recall?
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Anxiety & Emotional Attachment
Do you feel threatened by AI or emotionally connected to chatbots? Measures AI anxiety, fear of replacement, and attachment.
Answer honestly. Some questions are reverse-worded.
Question 1 of 8
1. Feel threatened by AI's development?
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Digital Burnout & Procrastination
Do you feel exhausted by AI, or do you postpone tasks waiting for AI help? Measures digital fatigue and loss of autonomy.
Answer honestly. Some questions are reverse-worded.
Question 1 of 8
1. Rely on AI to plan daily schedule?
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Fear of AI
How much does the thought of AI scare you? Measures your emotional response to AI development.
Answer instinctively. There are no right or wrong answers.
Question 1 of 4
1. Does the thought of AI becoming more powerful scare you?
Cognitive offloading is the process of relying on external tools (like AI) to perform mental tasks that you would otherwise do yourself, which can weaken memory and independent thinking over time.
“Brain fog” is not a medical diagnosis, and science has not established that AI causes it. What there is so far: in a 2025 experiment, people who wrote essays with an AI assistant showed the weakest brain connectivity of three groups. That is a preprint with 54 participants and has not been peer-reviewed. If your thinking feels sluggish after leaning on AI for a long time, that is a reason to do some tasks without it. Source: Kosmyna et al., arXiv:2506.08872
A modern form of technostress characterized by fear of job loss, algorithmic anxiety, and obsessive concern about AI replacing human identity.
AIRD is a proposed clinical construct, not an official diagnosis: distress and impaired functioning linked to the fear that AI is replacing a person’s work role. It was described by University of Florida researchers in the journal Cureus.
If you feel anxious without AI, constantly check for responses, or prefer AI over human interaction, it's a sign to rebalance your digital habits.
We use a 5-point Likert scale with reverse-keyed items across three axes. Each axis has 8 questions, for a maximum of 32 per axis and 96 overall.
Yes. All processing happens in your browser. Nothing is stored on any server, except the optional global poll, which stores only 3 anonymous vote counters (no IP, email, or timestamp).
It can, if you over-rely on it. Cognitive offloading may weaken memory and thinking skills over time.
No. It is a self-reflection tool, not a medical or psychological diagnosis. The score thresholds come from how answers are spread across the scale, not from validated population norms. If your use of AI worries you or gets in the way of daily life, talk to a qualified professional.
📌 How this works
Each axis has short questions. Your answers are processed in real-time within your browser. At the end, you'll receive your personal AI Identity Profile.