More than 80% of men and women in their 20s and 30s who use generative AI tools to understand themselves have consulted generative AI about things they would find difficult to discuss with close friends! A group of entrepreneurs conducted a survey on the current state of self-understanding using generative AI tools!
Business Group Co., Ltd. Press release: September 25, 2025 To Members of the Press More than 80% of men and women in their 20s and 30s who use generative AI tools to understand themselves have consulted generative AI about things they would find difficult to discuss with people close to them! A group of entrepreneurs conducted a survey on the state of self-understanding using generative AI tools! Image
URL: https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/151822/13/151822-13-a5db10ab5ac184f2c23f73675145605a-1920×1280.png
Anti-Encyclopedia conducted a survey on the actual state of
self-understanding using generative AI tools, targeting men and women in their 20s and 30s who use generative AI tools on a daily basis. – More than 60% of men and women in their 20s and 30s who use generative AI tools on a daily basis have used them to deepen their
self-understanding. – When using generative AI tools to deepen their self-understanding, the most common use is to “organize their thoughts.” – Nearly 90% of people who used generative AI tools to deepen their self-understanding felt that their self-understanding had deepened at least somewhat through their use. – More than 80% of people who used generative AI tools to deepen their self-understanding have consulted the tool about something they would find difficult to discuss with someone close to them. – The main reasons people used generative AI tools to discuss private matters were “because I didn’t have to worry about the other person” and “because it was easy to consult.” – Nearly 90% of people who used generative AI tools to deepen their self-understanding said they would like to use the advice from the tool to some extent in their future self-understanding and decision-making. ＜Survey overview＞ Survey period: August 29th to September 1st, 2025 Survey method: Online survey Survey target: Men and women in their 20s and 30s who use generative AI tools on a daily basis Number of participants: 532 Monitor provider: RC Research Data More than 60% of men and women in their 20s and 30s who use generative AI tools on a daily basis have used them to deepen their
self-understanding. First, in response to the question, “Have you ever used a generative AI tool to deepen your self-understanding?”, 62.0% answered “yes” and 38.0% answered “no.” These results reveal that over 60% of men and women in their 20s and 30s who use generative AI tools on a daily basis have used a generative AI tool to deepen their self-understanding.
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/151822/13/151822-13-66b2fbf4cf861379bef7cfbd86768df2-1920×1280.png When using generative AI tools to deepen self-understanding, most people use them to “organize their thoughts.” Next, we asked people who answered that they had used generative AI tools to deepen their self-understanding, “What do you do when using generative AI tools to deepen your self-understanding?” The results, broken down by purpose, showed that the most common answer was “organizing thoughts” at 56.4%, followed by “extracting interests and concerns” at 37.9%, and “verbalizing emotions” at 36.4%. These results indicate that when using generative AI tools to deepen self-understanding, most people “organize their thoughts.”
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/151822/13/151822-13-400106a5f6e4e5db0a64e102a2ffcfd3-1920×1280.png Nearly 90% of people who used generative AI tools to deepen their self-understanding felt that their self-understanding had deepened to some extent through their use of generative AI tools. Next, people who answered that they had used a generative AI tool to deepen their self-understanding were asked, “Do you feel that your
self-understanding has deepened through using a generative AI tool?” The most common answer was “I feel that way somewhat” at 61.5%, followed by “I feel that way very much” at 26.1%, and “I don’t feel that way very much” at 9.1%. The combined response rate for the first and second most common answers was just under 90%, indicating that just under 90% of people who have used a generative AI tool to deepen their self-understanding feel that their use of a generative AI tool has deepened their self-understanding to some extent.
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/151822/13/151822-13-b10f3d19a394b2aa1504208ab3420f1c-1920×1280.png More than 80% of people who have used generative AI tools to deepen their self-understanding have consulted the tool about matters they would find difficult to discuss with close friends. Furthermore, among those who answered that they have used a generative AI tool to deepen their self-understanding, the question “Have you ever consulted a generative AI tool about something that you would find difficult to discuss with someone close to you?” was answered by 84.2% in the affirmative and 15.8% in the negative. These results reveal that over 80% of people who have used a generative AI tool to deepen their self-understanding have consulted a generative AI tool about something that they would find difficult to discuss with someone close to them.
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/151822/13/151822-13-7edac2e54c917dc162db82d02142197d-1920×1280.png The main reasons people consulted generative AI tools about private matters were “because they didn’t have to be considerate of the other person” and “because it was easy to consult.” Next, we asked people who answered that they had consulted a generative AI tool about something they would find difficult to discuss with someone close to them, asking, “What’s your main reason for consulting a generative AI tool about private matters?” The top answer, at 51.4%, was “Because I don’t have to worry about the other person” (2nd), “Because it’s easy to consult” (49.6%), and “Because I feel safe knowing no one knows” (3rd), at 44.2%. These results suggest that the top reasons people have consulted a generative AI tool about private matters are the ease of not interacting with a person and the functional advantages of AI.
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/151822/13/151822-13-4cc54936e0269a8a2601cf0b3a00ed77-1920×1280.png Nearly 90% of people who used generative AI tools to deepen their self-understanding would like to refer to the advice from the tool to some extent in their future self-understanding and decision-making. At the end of the survey, those who responded that they had used a generative AI tool to deepen their self-understanding were asked, “To what extent would you like to refer to advice from a generative AI tool in future self-understanding and decision-making?” The top answer was “I would like to refer to it to some extent” at 62.7%, followed by “I would like to refer to it very much” at 25.1%, and “I would not like to refer to it very much” at 7.3%. The combined response rate for the top two answers was just under 90%, revealing that just under 90% of people who have used a generative AI tool to deepen their self-understanding would like to refer to advice from a generative AI tool to some extent in future self-understanding and decision-making.
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/151822/13/151822-13-4bfda6aed3a76e114554d10f04969cfa-1920×1280.png Summary This survey revealed that more than 60% of men and women in their 20s and 30s who regularly use generative AI tools have used them to deepen their self-understanding, and that the majority of these people use generative AI tools to “organize their thoughts” when doing so. Additionally, nearly 90% of people who used generative AI tools to deepen their self-understanding felt that their use had deepened their self-understanding to some extent, and just over 80% of people who used generative AI tools to deepen their self-understanding had consulted the tool about something they would find difficult to discuss with someone close to them. The main reasons given by people who consulted generative AI tools about private matters were “because I didn’t have to be considerate of the other person” and “because it was easy to consult,” and nearly 90% of people who used generative AI tools to deepen their self-understanding said they would like to use the advice from the tool as a reference for their future
self-understanding and decision-making. The results of this survey revealed that more than 60% of people in their 20s and 30s who regularly use generative AI tools have used them to deepen their self-understanding, and nearly 90% of these people felt that their use of generative AI tools had deepened their self-understanding to some extent. The “Anti-Encyclopedia,” provided by Business Group Co., Ltd., is a unique online encyclopedia designed to meet the need for self-understanding. Through the free “Anti-Character Diagnosis,” users can deepen their self-understanding by discovering negative emotions and different perspectives hidden within themselves and objectively confronting “antis.” Survey implementation company Business Group Inc. Address: Marunouchi Trust Tower Main Building, 20th Floor, 1-8-3 Marunouchi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-0005 Representative: Representative Director Yumiko Tanabe Business Description: Planning, production, distribution, and sales of digital video content; planning,
production, sales, and licensing of character content; planning, manufacturing, sales, and import/export of various merchandise URL: https://www.jigyoka.co.jp/
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/151822/13/151822-13-f88cba25d1f19827b7c613c500e8401d-969×294.png Anti picture book The “Anti-Encyclopedia,” run by Business Group Co., Ltd., is a unique illustrated encyclopedia website that features characters representing “antis,” the negative emotions that lurk in people’s hearts. The “antis” featured in the encyclopedia are not simply rebels or villains, but rather beings with some kind of will and belief. By learning about their backgrounds and psychology, you can discover a deeper appeal that goes beyond mere negativity. See below for details. Anti Picture Book: https://www.antizukan.jp/ For more information about this release
