2024年青少年和青年对生成式AI的态度研究报告：使用情况、兴奋点与担忧

TeenandYoung

AdultPerspectivesonGenerativeAI

Patternsofuse,excitements,andconcerns

HPE山B

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TableofContents

Introduction 3

SummaryofMethodology 4

KeyFindings 5

GenerativeAIUse 12

ReasonsforUsingGenerativeAI 14

ReasonsforNotUsingGenerativeAI 16

PerceptionsoftheFutureofGenerativeAI 18

ExcitementsaboutGenerativeAI 21

ConcernsaboutGenerativeAI 23

WhatTeensSayAdultsShouldKnowAboutTheirUsesofAI 25

Conclusion 30

Appendix 34

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Introduction

Generativeartificialintelligence(AI)1hasquicklybecomeanintegralpartofthedigitallandscape,shapinghowindividualsinteractwithtechnologyandcreatingnewopportunitiesforcreativityandinnovation.Atthesametime,generativeAIbringsrealandunknownrisks,includingthoserelatedtoprivacy,equity,andaccuracy.Ofparticularimportanceisitsinfluenceonyoungpeople,whonotonlyserveasearlyadoptersandinfluencersinthedigitalrealmbutalsostandattheforefrontofgrapplingwithitsimplications.

Understandingyoungpeople’sperspectivesongenerativeAIisparamount,especiallyconsideringongoingapprehensionsabouttheeffectsofdigitaltechnologiesonyouthmentalhealth.2Asgener-ativeAIbecomesmoreintegratedintodailylifeacrossdifferentdomains,includingjobs,schools,andsocialinteractions,thereisaneedtodelvedeeperintoitsuseamongyoungpeopletoguidepracticeandpolicy-makingdecisionsandfosteramoreinformeddialogueonitsutilization.Byex-aminingtheirreasonsforusingornotusinggen-erativeAItools,wecanuncoverunderlyingmotiva-tionsandconcernsinfluencingyouthengagementwiththistechnology.Moreover,analyzinggen-erativeAIusebyrace/ethnicity,age,gender,andLGBTQ+identity3allowsanuancedunderstanding

ofhowdifferentdemographicgroupscurrentlyper-ceiveandinteractwithgenerativeAItechnology.

Findingsinthisreportprimarilycomefromalarg-ernationalsurveyofdigitaltechnologyandyouthmentalhealth4(CommonSenseMedia&Hopelab,2024).Thisstudycenteredyoungpeopleinthecreationofsurveytopicsandquestions,aswellastheinterpretationofresults.ThequestionsintheAppendix,includingcontentandspecificwording,weredevelopedthroughinterviews,focusgroups,anditemtestingwithyoungpeople.

ThisreportexaminesdifferencesinexperiencesandperceptionsofgenerativeAIacrossracialandethnicgroups,betweenteens(ages14-17)andyoungadults(ages18-22),andacrossLGBTQ+andgenderidentities.Wealsoutilizedopen-endedquestionstoprovidemoredetailedcontextaboutgenerativeAIuse,concerns,andexcitementamongyoungpeople.Additionally,sinceteens’useofAI5mightbemoreheavilymonitoredorinfluencedbyparentsandotheradults,weincludeddatafromaseparatesurvey(CenterforDigitalThriving&CommonSenseMedia,forthcoming)thatcon-tainedanopen-endedquestionaskingteens(ages13-17)todescribeonethingtheywantedadultstoknowabouthowteensuseAI.

1GenerativeAIwasframedtotheyoungpeopleinthisreportas,“atypeofartificialintelligence(AI)systemthatcangenerateoriginalimages,sounds,andtext—includingartwork,music,andstories—inresponsetoyourprompts.”

2Odgers,C.L.,&Jensen,M.R.(2020).Annualresearchreview:Adolescentmentalhealthinthedigitalage:Facts,fears,andfuturedirections.JournalofChildPsychologyandPsychiatry,61(3),336-348.

/10.1111/jcpp.13190

3AnalysesofLGBTQ+identitycompareyoungpeoplewhodescribedtheirsexualorientationaslesbian,gay,bisexualorpansexual,orasexual,orwhoidentifiedastransgenderornonbinary(LGBTQ+)tothosewhoendorsedheterosexualorstraightfortheirsexualorientationwithoutdescribingthemselfastransgenderornonbinary(cisgender/straight).

4CommonSenseMedia&Hopelab(2024).ADouble-EdgedSword:Howdiversecommunitiesofyoungpeoplethinkaboutthemultifacetedrelationshipbetweensocialmediaandmentalhealth.Availableat:

/youth-perspectives-social-media-mental-health

5Allquestionsfromthesurveyofyoungpeopleages14-22focusedspecificallyongenerativeAI.Theopen-endedsurveyquestionforteensages13-17askedaboutAImorebroadly.

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SummaryofMethodology

•Quantitativedatawaspartofanationallyrep-resentativesurveyof1,274U.S.-basedteensandyoungadultsages14-22collectedfromOctobertoNovember2023.

•Inthereport,“teens”referstothoseages17andyounger,“youngadults”referstothoseages18-22,and“youth”or“youngpeople”referstotheentiresample.Theterm“boy”or“girl”isusedforthoseunderage17.Theterm“man”or“woman”isusedforthoseages18-22.

•DatacollectionwasconductedbytheNORCattheUniversityofChicagousingtheirprobabili-ty-basedpanelaswellasonlineopt-inpanelstooversampleforthosewhowereLGBTQ+,Black,andLatinx.

•Themarginofsamplingerroris+/-5.9percent-agepoints,includingthedesigneffectforthewholesample.

•Datawasanalyzedbyrace/ethnicity,LGBTQ+identity,gender,andage.

•Differencesbetweensubgroupsweretestedforstatisticalsignificanceatthep<.05level.

•Thesurveyof1,274teensandyoungadultsin-cludedtwoopen-endedquestionsforrespon-dentstosharepersonalperspectivesonthefutureofAI.

•Anadditionalopen-endedquestionwasincludedfromaseparatesurveyof1,545U.S.-basedteens(ages13-17),withanoversamplingforBlackandLGBTQ+youngpeople,thataskedaboutonethingadultsshouldknowabouthowteensuseAI.

•Thesampleof1,545teenswerereachedthroughtheirparentsviatheSSRSOpinionPanelandnon-probabilitypanelsbetweenOctoberandNovember2023.

•Quotesaredirectlyfromyoungpeople,buthavebeenlightlyeditedtocorrectmisspellings,punctuation,capitalization,andtypos.

•Foradditionaldetails,pleaseseetheMethodologysectionofourpreviousreport.6

6CommonSenseMedia&Hopelab(2024).ADouble-EdgedSword:Howdiversecommunitiesofyoungpeoplethinkaboutthemultifacetedrelationshipbetweensocialmediaandmentalhealth.Availableat:

/youth-perspectives-social-media-mental-health

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KeyFindings

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KEYFINDING1:

Half(51%)ofyoungpeopleages14-22haveusedgenerativeAIatsomepointintheirlives;however,only4%reportbeingdailyusers.

FrequencyofgenerativeAIuseamongyoungpeopleages14-22

8%

Don'tknow

whatAI

toolsare

17%

Onlyonceor

twiceever

41%

Neverused

AItools

7%

Onceortwice

peryear

12%

Onceortwice

permonth

4%

11%

Onceor

twice

perweek

Almostdailyoreveryday

51%

Haveused

atsomepoint

Note:Itemsmaynotsumexactlyduetorounding.Source:NORCsurveyforHopelabandCommonSenseMediaconductedOctober4–November14,2023,with1,274youngpeopleages14–22nationwide.

Whilehalf(51%)ofyoungpeoplehaveusedgenera-tiveAI,8%reportnotknowingwhatgenerativeAItoolsare.ThepercentageofthosewhohaveeverusedgenerativeAIissimilaracrossrace/ethnicity,

LGBTQ+identity,gender,andage.BlackandLatinxyoungpeoplearetwiceaslikelyaswhiteyoungpeopletoreportusinggenerativeAIatleastweek-ly(22%and18%vs.10%,respectively).

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KEYFINDING2:

ThemostcommonlyreportedusesofgenerativeAIarefor

gettinginformation(53%)andbrainstorming(51%).AmongthosewhousedgenerativeAI,BlackandLatinxyoungpeoplearesignificantlymorelikelytouseitformostactivities.

%ofgenerativeAIuserswhohaveuseditforthefollowingreasonsbyrace/ethnicity

Getinformation

72%a54%b

41%c

Brainstormideas

68%a

51%b

42%bHelpwithschoolwork

62%a48%b

40%b

Makepicturesorimages

51%a39%a

24%bMakesoundsormusic

42%a27%b

7%c

Helpintheirjob

BlackLatinxWhite

33%a24%a

10%bWritecode

31%a

18%a8%b

Note:Itemsmaynotsumexactlyduetorounding.Itemswithdifferentsuperscriptsdiffersignificantlyacrossbarswithineachcategory(p<.05).Source:NORCsurveyforHopelabandCommonSenseMediaconductedOctober4-November14,2023.Responsesrepresent573youngpeoplewhoreportedusinggenerativeAI,including158Blackyoungpeople,190Latinxyoungpeople,and225whiteyoungpeopleages14–22nationwide.

AmongthosewhoeverusedgenerativeAI,BlackyoungpeoplearesignificantlymorelikelythantheirwhitepeerstoturntogenerativeAItogetinforma-tion(72%vs.41%),brainstormideas(68%vs.42%),helpwithschoolwork(62%vs.40%),makepicturesorimages(51%vs.24%),makesoundsormusic(42%vs.7%),helpintheirjob(33%vs.10%),andto

writecode(31%vs.8%).LatinxyoungpeoplewhohaveeverusedgenerativeAIaremorelikelythanwhiteyoungpeopletogetinformation(54%vs.41%),makepicturesorimages(39%vs.24%),makesoundsormusic(27%vs.7%),helpwiththeirjob(24%vs.10%),andwritecode(18%vs.8%).

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KEYFINDING3:

AmongthosewhohaveneverusedgenerativeAI,one-third(34%)thinkitwouldnotbehelpful.

ReasonsprovidedbyyoungpeoplewhohaveneverusedgenerativeAI

Don'tthinkAIwouldbehelpfultome

34%

AIisassociatedwithcheatingorstealingtheworkofothers

24%

Don’tknowhowtouseAItools

23%

ConcernedaboutprivacyandsharinginformationwithanAItool

22%

Didn'tknowAItoolsexisted

20%

HeardAItoolsareinaccurateorbiasedintheinformationtheyprovide17%

Don’tthinkAIwouldbefuntouse

13%

Don’thaveaccesstoAItools

10%

Otherreasons

8%

Source:NORCsurveyforHopelabandCommonSenseMediaconductedOctober4-November14,2023,with510youngpeopleages14–22nationwidewhoreportedneverusinggenerativeAI.

AmongthosewhohaveneverusedgenerativeAI,thetopreasonsfornotusingareabeliefthatitwouldn’tbehelpful(34%),itsassociationwithcheatingorstealingtheworkofothers(24%),alackofknowledgeonhowtouseit(23%),andconcernsaroundprivacyandsharinginformation(22%),withdifferencesemergingbydemographicgroups.Forexample,LGBTQ+youngpeoplewhohaveneverusedgenerativeAIaremorelikely

thantheircisgender/straightpeerstosaythattheydon’tusegenerativeAItoolsduetoconcernsaboutinaccuracyandbiasintheinformationpro-vided(34%vs.14%).Inaddition,teensages14-17whohaveneverusedgenerativeAIaremorelikelytoreportnotknowingthatgenerativeAItoolsex-isted,comparedtoyoungadultsages18-22(27%vs.16%).

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KEYFINDING4:

Forty-onepercentofyoungpeoplebelievethatgenerative

AIislikelytohavebothpositiveandnegativeimpactsontheirlivesinthenexttenyears.LGBTQ+youngpeopleare

morelikelytosaytheimpactofgenerativeAIwillbemostlynegativeandlesslikelytosayitwillbepositivecomparedtocisgender/straightyoungpeople.

PerceptionsoftheimpactofgenerativeAIinthenext10yearsamongyoungpeopleages14-22byLGBTQ+identity

8%

7%

Neitherpositiveornegative

28%*

17%

Mostlynegative

41%41%

Bothpositiveandnegative

.LGBTQ+

*18%

9%

Mostlypositive

●Cisgender/Straight

17%

15%

Idon'tknowor

don'thaveanopinion

Note:Itemsmaynotsumexactlyduetorounding.Barswith*differsignificantlywithineachcategory(p<.05).Source:NORCsurveyforHopelabandCommonSenseconductedOctober4-November14,2023,withyoungpeopleages14–22nationwide,including154LGBTQ+youngpeopleand984straight/cisgenderyoungpeople.

Whenaskedaboutthefutureimpactsofgenera-tiveAIontheirlives,themostcommonresponse(41%)wasthatitwouldlikelybeamixofpositivesandnegatives.Bycomparison,approximatelyoneinfive(19%)believethattheimpactofgenerativeAIontheirlifewillbemostlynegative,while

16%believetheimpactwillbemostlypositive.LGBTQ+youngpeoplearemorelikelythancis-gender/straightyoungpeopletosaytheimpactofgenerativeAIwillbemostlynegative(28%vs.17%)andarelesslikelytosayitwillbemostlypositive(9%vs.18%).

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KEYFINDING5:

Thosewhoexpectmostlypositivepersonalimpactsfromthe

futureofgenerativeAIdescribehowbroaderaccess

toinformationwillhelpwithschool,work,andtheirwidercommunity;enhancecreativity;andfoster

opportunitiesforhumanadvancement.

Whenasked,“WhenitcomestogenerativeAI,whatareyoumostexcitedabout?”,youngpeoplewhoanticipatedpositivedevelopmentsfortheirfuturewithAIsharedarangeofexcitementabouttheimpactthatgenerativeAImighthaveatschoolandwork,makinglearningandworkingmoreef-ficientandfaster.Youngpeoplearealsoexcited

abouttheaccessibilityofsomuchknowledgeandinformation.Whenitcametocreativity,thereisexcitementaboutthepotentialtoenhanceex-istingartisticendeavorsforthosewhoalreadyengagedincreativeactivities.Youngpeoplewhodescribethemselvesaslackingcreativityfeelgen-erativeAIcouldhelpthemgrowinthoseareas.

KEYFINDING6:

Youngpeopleanticipatingmostlynegativepersonalimpacts

highlightconcernsaboutthefutureofgenerativeAIrelatedtothelossofjobs,AItakingovertheworld,intellectualprop-ertytheft,misinformation/disinformation,andprivacy.

ManyofthesameareaswhereyoungpeopleseethepotentialbenefitsofgenerativeAIalsoemergeintheirconcerns.Forexample,amongthosewhoexpecttoseenegativeimpactsintheirlives,re-spondentsoftensharedthattheywereworriedaboutgenerativeAItakingoverjobopportunitiesaltogetherandnegativelyimpactingthecreativecommunity.Relatedtoprivacyconcerns,manyyoungpeopleareconcernedthattheproliferation

ofgenerativeAImightmakeiteasierfortheirpersonalinformationtobecompromised,stolen,andhacked.Youngpeoplealsodescribeharmsrelatedtocreatingandspreadingmisinformationanddisinformationonline,including“deepfakes”and“fakenews.”ThereisalsoamoregeneralandbroadfeardescribedbynumerousyoungpeopleasAI“takingover.”

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KEYFINDING7:

Youngpeoplewantadultstoknowthat“theworldischanging,”“wearethefuture,”and“AIisthefuture.”Someareconcerned,

saying,“AIisverycreepy,”and“AIconcernsme,”whileothersareoptimistic,sharingsentimentslike,“Ireallycannotwaittoseehowitevolvesinthefuture.”

AIisthefuture

AIisverycreepy

Ireallycannotwaittoseehowitevolves

Theworldischanging

AIconcernsme

Inanopen-endedquestiononasecondsurvey,whenaskedwhattheythoughtadultsshouldknowaboutyoungpeopleandAI,thekeymessageofteensages13-17is“theworldischanging”andthattheyseearoleforadultsinsupportingtheiruseofgenerativeAI.RegardinggenerativeAIandeducation,teenswantadultstoknowthattheyusegenerativeAIforschoolworkbeyondcheat-ing,thoughcheatingdoeshappen.Withrespect

tosocialconnection,creativity,andidentityex-ploration,youngpeoplewantadultstorecognizehowgenerativeAIcanofferasafeplaceforaskingquestions,awaytoseekcomfortandcompanion-ship,andaspaceforcreativityandfun.Similarly,youngpeoplewantadultstoknowaboutpoten-tialAI-relatedharms,suchasthoseconnectedtobullyingandlying.

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GenerativeAIUse

Frequencyofgenerative

8%

Don'tknow

whatAI

toolsare

AIuseamongyoungpeopleages14-22

17%

Onlyonceor

twiceever

41%

Neverused

AItools

51%

Haveused

atsomepoint

7%

Onceortwice

peryear

12%

Onceortwice

permonth

4%

Almostdailyoreveryday

11%

Onceor

Note:Itemsmaynotsumexactlydueto

rounding.Source:NORCsurveyforHopelabandCommonSenseMediaconducted

October4-November14,2023,with1,274youngpeopleages14–22nationwide.

twice

perweek

Althoughmostyoungpeopleknowwhatgener-ativeAItoolsare,regularusehasyettobecomecommonplace.Approximatelyhalf(51%)ofteensandyoungadultsages14–22saytheyhaveusedgenerativeAItoolsatsomepoint;however,only4%saytheyusethemdaily.Forty-onepercentofyoungpeoplehaveneverusedthesetypesoftools,andanother8%areunfamiliarwiththem.

WhenlookingatthepercentageofyoungpeoplewhohaveeverusedgenerativeAItools,therearenosignificantdifferencesbyrace/ethnicity.However,somesubtledifferencesemergearoundlevelsofusage.BlackorLatinxyoungpeoplearetwiceaslikelytoreportusinggenerativeAItoolsonceortwiceaweekthanwhiteyoungpeople(16%and14%,respectivelyvs.7%).Whiteyoung

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peoplearetwiceaslikelyastheirBlackpeerstosaytheyhaveusedgenerativeAItoolsonlyonceortwiceintheirlives(21%vs.10%).Ontheflipside,whileBlackandLatinxyoungpeopleusegen-erativeAImorefrequentlywhentheyuseit,theyarealsomorelikelythantheirwhitepeerstosaytheyhavenotheardofgenerativeAI(15%and10%,respectivelyvs.5%).

Genderdifferencesemergearoundboththeaware-nessanduseofgenerativeAI.MoremenandboyshaveeverusedgenerativeAIcomparedtowomenandgirls(53%vs.48%).Menandboysarealsomorelikelythanwomenandgirlstouseitonceortwiceaweek(14%vs.8%).Therearenosignificantdif-ferencesinthefrequencyofgenerativeAIusagebyLGBTQ+identityorage.

FrequencyofgenerativeAIusebyrace/ethnicity

Black

Latinx

White

Ever

48%

51%

50%

Almostdailyoreveryday

7%a

5%ab

3%b

Onceortwiceperweek

16%a

14%a

7%b

Onceortwicepermonth

8%a

14%b

10%ab

Onceortwiceperyear

7%ab

5%a

9%b

Onlyonceortwiceinmylife

10%a

14%a

21%b

Never

37%

39%

45%

Idon'tknowwhatChatGPTorotherartificialintelligence,orAI,toolsare

15%a

10%a

5%b

Note:Itemsmaynotsumexactlyduetorounding.Itemswithdifferentsuperscriptsdiffersignificantlyacrossrowswithineach

category(p<.05).Source:NORCsurveyforHopelabandCommonSenseconductedOctober4-November14,2023,withyoungpeopleages14–22nationwide.

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ReasonsforUsingGenerativeAI

YoungpeoplewhousegenerativeAIdosoforvariousreasons,primarilyrelatedtoinformationseeking,ideageneration,schoolwork,andcreativepursuits.AmongthosewhosaytheyhaveeverusedAI,53%saytheyarecurrentlyusingittogetinformation,and51%saytheyareusingitforbrainstorming.Forty-sixpercentsaytheyuseittohelpwithschool-work,and31%generatepicturesorimages.Fewerthan1in5reportusingittomakemusic(16%),forhelpintheirjob(16%),towritecode(15%),orforsomeotherreason(8%).

Severalsignificantdifferencesintheuseofgener-ativeAItogetinformationemerge.BlackyoungpeoplearemorelikelythantheirLatinxandwhitepeerstousegenerativeAItogetinformation,withLatinxyoungpeoplealsobeingsignificantlymorelikelytousegenerativeAIforthispurposethantheirwhitepeers(72%vs.54%vs.41%).MenandboysalsoreportusinggenerativeAImoreoftenthanwomenandgirlstogetinformation(57%vs.48%).CisgenderandstraightyoungpeoplearemorelikelytoreportusinggenerativeAItogetinforma-tionthanLGBTQ+youngpeople(54%vs.43%).

Acrosstheboard,variationsinusebydemographicgroupsarealsoprominentaroundusinggenera-tiveAItobrainstormideas.BlackyoungpeoplearemorelikelythantheirLatinxandwhitepeerstousegenerativeAItobrainstormideas(68%vs.51%and42%,respectively).Menandboysarealsomorelike-lytousegenerativeAItobrainstormideas(58%vs.48%)thanwomenandgirls.Further,cisgenderandstraightyoungpeoplewhousedgenerativeAIweremorelikelytodosoforbrainstormingideasthanLGBTQ+youngpeople(53%vs.41%).

Findinginformationandinspirationarekeyuses

%ofgenerativeAIusersages14-22whohaveuseditforthefollowingreasons

8%

Something

else

53%

Getinformation

15%

Writecode

17%

Helpintheirjob

46%

Helpwithschoolwork

51%

Brainstormideas

16%

Makesounds

ormusic

31%

Makepictures

orimages

Source:NORCsurveyforHopelabandCommonSenseMedia

conductedOctober4-November14,2023,with632youngpeopleages14–22nationwidewhoreportedusinggenerativeAI.

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AmongthosewhoeverusedgenerativeAI,afewdemographicdifferencesemergerelatedtoitsusetosupportschoolworkorjobs.BlackyoungpeoplearemorelikelythantheirLatinxandwhitepeerstousegenerativeAItohelpwithschoolwork(62%vs.48%and40%,respectively).BlackyoungpeoplearemorelikelythanwhiteyoungpeoplewhousegenerativeAItouseitforhelpintheirjobs(33%vs.10%).LatinxyoungpeoplearealsomorelikelythanwhiteyoungpeopletousegenerativeAItohelpwiththeirjobs(24%vs.10%).Noothersignificantdemo-graphicdifferencesemergeamongthosewhousegenerativeAItohelpwithschoolworkorjobs.

RelatedtousinggenerativeAItoexpresscreativ-ity,BlackandLatinxyoungpeoplearemorelike-lythanwhiteyoungpeopletouseitformakingpicturesorimages(51%and39%,respectivelyvs.24%)andmakingsoundsormusic(42%and27%vs.7%,respectively).Comparedtotheircisgenderandstraightcounterparts,LGBTQ+youngpeoplemoreoftenreportusinggenerativeAItomakepicturesorimages(40%vs.29%).TeenusersofgenerativeAIarealsomorelikelytouseitformakingpicturesorimagesthanyoungadults(35%vs.28%).

AlthoughwritingcodeisoneofthelesscommonusesofgenerativeAI(15%),afewsignificantdemographicdifferenceswerefound.BlackandLatinxyoungpeoplearesignificantlymorelikelythanwhiteyoungpeopletoreportusinggenera-tiveAItowritecode(31%and18%,respectivelyvs.8%).MenandboysalsoreportedusinggenerativeAImoreoftenthanwomenandgirlstowritecode(20%vs.10%).

AmongthosewhousedgenerativeAI,

BlackandLatinxyoungpeopleweremuchmorelikelytouseitformostactivities

%ofgenerativeAIuserswhohaveuseditforthefollowingreasonsbyrace/ethnicity

Getinformation

72%a

54%b41%c

Brainstormideas

68%a

51%b42%b

Helpwithschoolwork

62%a48%b

40%b

Makepicturesorimages

51%a39%a

24%b

Makesoundsormusic

42%a27%b

7%c

Helpintheirjob

33%a24%a

.Black.Latinx.White

10%b

Writecode

31%a18%a

8%b

Note:Itemsmaynotsumexactlyduetorounding.Itemswith

differentsuperscriptsdiffersignificantlyacrossbarswithineachcategory(p<.05).Source:NORCsurveyforHopelabandCommonSenseMediaconductedOctober4-November14,2023.Responsesrepresent573youngpeoplewhoreportedusinggenerativeAI,

including158Blackyoungpeople,190Latinxyoungpeople,and225whiteyoungpeopleages14–22nationwide.

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ReasonsForNot

UsingGenerativeAI

Amongyoungpeoplewhohaven’tusedgenerativeAItools,theirreasonsfornotdoingsoarevaried.RegardingawarenessofandaccesstogenerativeAI,oneinfiveyoungpeopledonotknowthatthesetypesoftoolsexisted,andonein10reportsthattheydidnothaveaccess.7Alongwithawarenessandaccessgaps,23%haveneverusedgenerativeAItoolsbecausetheydon’tknowhow.Aboutathird(34%)believethatgenerativeAItoolswouldn’tbehelpfultothem.Otheryoungpeopleciteissuesrelatedtoprivacyandbiasasreasonsfornotus-inggenerativeAI:22%areconcernedaboutprivacyandsharinginformationwithanAItool,and17%haveheardthatAItoolsareinaccurateorbiasedintheinformationtheyprovide.Inaddition,someyouthchosenottousegenerativeAIduetoitsneg-ativeassociations.Morespecifically,aboutaquar-ter(24%)reportnotusingthesetoolsbecausetheyareassociatedwithcheatingorstealingtheworkofothers.Fewer(13%)saytheyhaven’tusedgenerativeAItoolsbecausetheydon’tthinkitwouldbefuntouse.

Acrossraceandethnicity,