自聊天机器人普及以来的四年间,年轻人对大型语言模型的炒作愈发持怀疑态度。市场研究公司 YPulse 的调查显示,百分之三十七的青少年在看到 AI 生成的音乐和影片时感到反感,超过半数的青少年担忧虚假资讯和深度伪造技术带来的风险。尽管许多青少年仍将该技术用于课业和社交陪伴,但对 AI 的热情明显参差不齐。(关键数字:37, four years)
民调数据揭示了青少年对 AI 态度中的深层矛盾。皮尤研究中心的报告指出,虽然多数美国青少年使用聊天机器人,且不少人认为 AI 对个人有益,但超过四分之一的青少年认为 AI 将在未来二十年对社会产生负面影响,他们担心的问题包括失业、批判性思维能力的退化以及环境冲击。
与以往新科技由长辈发出警告的模式不同,这一次对 AI 的抵触情绪来自年轻人自身。传播学教授梅兰妮·格林指出,孩子们反感成人和科技公司强行推销 AI 的方式,并且深刻意识到技术颠覆的后果将由他们这一代人承担。在社群媒体上,家长们分享孩子把「那是 AI」当作「那是胡扯」的口头禅,教育工作者也观察到学生对 AI 生成的艺术作品嗤之以鼻。
In the four years since chatbots entered the mainstream, young people have become increasingly skeptical of the hype surrounding large language models. Research by YPulse shows that 37 percent of teens cringe at AI-generated content such as music and videos, and over half express concern about misinformation and deepfakes, even as many continue to use the technology for schoolwork and companionship.
Polling data reveals significant contradictions in youth attitudes toward AI. A Pew Research report found that while a majority of American teens use chatbots and some see personal benefits, more than a quarter believe AI will negatively impact society over the next two decades, citing fears of job displacement, the erosion of critical thinking skills, and environmental consequences.
Unlike previous technology waves where moral panic originated with older generations, resistance to AI is coming from young people themselves. Communications professor Melanie Green notes that kids are put off by the aggressive way AI is being pushed on them by adults and tech corporations, and they are acutely aware that their generation will bear the brunt of any disruption. On social media platforms, parents report their children equating "that's AI" with "that's BS," while educators observe that students—even those who use AI—resent the art it produces and worry about its broader consequences.