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AI Error Tolerance & Recovery Experience Survey

Measures user experiences with AI errors, recovery preferences, and resulting trust impact. Designed for AI product teams seeking to prioritize reliability improvements and reduce error-driven churn.

Sample questions

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28 questions · ~4 min
Q01
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Welcome, and thank you for participating in this survey about your experiences with AI-powered tools. This survey takes approximately 5–7 minutes and covers your recent AI use, any errors you may have encountered, and how you handle them. There are no right or wrong answers — we are interested only in your honest opinions and experiences. Your participation is entirely voluntary, and you may stop at any time. All responses are anonymous and will be reported only in aggregate for internal product research purposes. Please do not include any personally identifiable information in your open-ended responses.

Q02
Multiple Choice

Have you used any AI-powered product or feature in the last 30 days?

Q03
Multiple Choice

In the last 30 days, did you encounter any AI output that you would consider a mistake or error?

Q04
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How tolerant are you of occasional mistakes in AI-generated outputs?

Q05
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When an AI tool makes a mistake, how important is it to you that the recovery process is fast?

Q06
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After successfully recovering from an AI mistake, how confident do you feel about continuing to use the AI tool?

Q07
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Based on your responses in this survey, is there anything else you would like to share about your experiences with AI errors, recovery, or trust? (Please do not include personal data.)

Q08
Multiple Choice

What is your age group?

Q09
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Thank you for completing this survey! Your anonymous feedback will be used to improve AI error handling and recovery experiences.

Q10
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Which of the following AI product categories have you used most frequently in the last 30 days?

Q11
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Approximately how many distinct AI mistakes did you notice in the last 30 days?

Q12
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At approximately what error rate would you consider stopping use of an AI feature?

Q13
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Please rank the following recovery features from most helpful (1) to least helpful (6) when recovering from an AI mistake.

Q14
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Overall, how much do you trust AI-powered features to produce accurate and reliable outputs?

Q15
AI Interview

We'd like to understand your experience with AI errors in a bit more depth. An AI moderator will ask you a couple of follow-up questions based on your responses.

Q16
Multiple Choice

What is your gender?

Q17
Multiple Choice

How frequently do you use AI-powered features in a typical week?

Q18
Multiple Choice

Which of the following types of mistakes did you encounter? Select all that apply.

Q19
Multiple Choice

When you receive an unsatisfactory AI output, what is your first-choice method for recovering?

Q20
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Over the next 90 days, how do you expect the reliability of AI tools to change?

Q21
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In which region do you primarily reside?

Q22
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How severe was the single most impactful AI mistake you encountered in the last 30 days?

Q23
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To what extent do you agree with the following statement: 'AI tools are transparent about when they might be wrong.'

Q24
Multiple Choice

What is your highest level of education?

Q25
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Please briefly describe the most impactful AI mistake you encountered. What happened, and what was the effect on your work or task? (Do not include any personal data.)

Q26
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To what extent do you agree with the following statement: 'When an AI makes a mistake, it is clearly communicated to me.'

Q27
Multiple Choice

What is your current employment status?

Q28
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To what extent do you agree with the following statement: 'AI providers are actively working to reduce errors in their products.'

What’s included

  • AI follow-ups

    Adaptive probes on open-ended answers that pull out detail a static form would miss.

  • Attention checks

    Built-in safeguards against rushed answers and low-quality respondents.

  • AI-drafted copy

    Wording, ordering, and branching written by the AI — tuned to your research goal.

  • Auto report

    Themes, quotes, and a plain-English summary write themselves once responses come in.

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