Welcome to Our Online Study

Please carefully read the instructions below.

Introduction

This is a scientific experiment. The goal is to test our conversational agent GAIA. It was developed to inform users about climate change. It answers climate change-related questions and can give concrete tips for everyday life.

Experiment Procedure

Once you have agreed below, a button will appear to direct you to the experiment. GAIA can be opened by clicking on the round icon at the bottom right. We ask you to chat with GAIA for 5 minutes. Please experiment with GAIA as much as you can and ask diverse things. GAIA may not give you a suitable answer, but in return we will gain a better understanding of what we need to improve in the future. After 5 minutes, a button will appear at the top of the screen that - when clicked - opens the survey. You can chat longer than 5 minutes and fill in the survey whenever you want, provided the first 5 minutes have passed. The survey contains open questions, and we kindly ask you to answer them in as much detail as possible. This helps us a lot to improve GAIA. Thank you very much!

Data Collection

All information you provide will remain confidential and will not be associated with your name. If you have any further questions concerning this study please feel free to contact us through email: Clara Bersch at bersch@mpib-berlin.mpg.de

Informed Consent

If you are 18 years of age or older, understand the statements above, and freely consent to participate in the study, click on the "I Agree" button to begin the experiment.

I agree

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