The As-If Machine (AIM) is an interactive storytelling tool that helps people imagine their lives in different ”what if” scenarios. It uses a team of AI agents to create immersive personalized stories inspired by psychological theories on how narratives shape our thinking and emotions. PODS funding will allow us to test the impact of AIM on attitudes related to long-term risks, social divides, and trust in science and will allow us to develop AIM into a production-ready web application, which can be used by researchers in different fields.