The majority of young people use AI, and they try to be polite when interacting with chatbots like ChatGPT, but some might have too much of an attachment to it, according to a new study.
Gen Z has a complicated relationship with AI: They see it as a humanlike friend, but also as a foe that could replace their jobs and take over the world, according to a new study by EduBirdie.
A survey of 2,000 people found 25% think AI is « already conscious »; 50% say it isn’t now but will be in the future. Most use it as a productivity tool (54%), but also as a friend (26%), therapist (16%), fitness coach (12%), and even a romantic partner (6%). They’re also using it to help solve relationship spats, as one Redditor posted.
It’s no surprise that social media parodies poke fun at AI-obsessed young people who are overly dependent on ChatGPT for basic functions like responding to a question.
In their conversations with tools like ChatGPT, most try to be polite, saying « please » and « thank you. » Society has long grappled with how humans should interact with humanlike machines like Amazon’s Alexa.
