Artificial Intelligence (AI) is transforming how we work, learn, and measure ourselves. While AI offers new opportunities for efficiency and creativity, it also introduces new challenges. One of these challenges is AI-induced impostorism—the feeling of inadequacy, self-doubt, or fraudulence that arises when individuals compare their own skills, creativity, or expertise against AI systems.

At The Atkinson Institute, we are leading one of the first research efforts to study this phenomenon. Our goal is to understand not only how impostor syndrome shows up in traditional contexts like relocation, career gaps, and social comparison, but also how it is being reshaped in the digital age by AI.