How kids feel about AI, in their own words
MIT Technology Review Jen Swetzoff, Keeley McNamara
Teens and children described mixed, nuanced feelings about artificial intelligence, ranging from limited interest to worries about creativity, environmental impacts, and unfiltered content.
Why it matters
When we set out to talk to kids about artificial intelligence, we thought we knew what we’d hear. We expected some to tell us they were using it to cheat a little, the way Millennials and Gen Xers opened up CliffsNotes or programmed formulas into their TI-82s, and others to share inspiring ways they were…