“Cautiously Optimistic”: Young People’s Thoughts about the Impacts and Influences of Generative Artificial Intelligence
Cleland, Sarah and Stuart, Jaimee (2025). “Cautiously Optimistic”: Young People’s Thoughts about the Impacts and Influences of Generative Artificial Intelligence. UNU Macau.
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Stuart, JaimeeTitle “Cautiously Optimistic”: Young People’s Thoughts about the Impacts and Influences of Generative Artificial Intelligence Publication Date 2025-03-17 Place of Publication Online Publisher UNU Macau Pages 7 Language eng Abstract Although Artificial Intelligence (AI) is not a new concept, awareness and use of AI-driven technologies have expanded rapidly with the popularization of Generative AI tools. Globally, a large proportion of young people grow up embedded within a socio-technical context where digital devices and internet connectivity are omnipresent parts of life, meaning they are likely to engage with technology from an early age. However, Generative AI presents many novel opportunities and challenges for individuals and societies, particularly for young people and their future career and education prospects. In this rapidly changing context, our understanding of the potential future impacts of Generative AI on social development and well-being is limited, and we are only in the early stages of unpacking its impacts. To shed light on this topic, this research brief qualitatively examines how young adults think and feel about Generative AI and its impacts on their lives, as well as the potential influences on children and young people in the future. As such, we draw upon youth voices to help understand the positive and negative future imaginaries of Generative AI. Keyword Artificial Intelligence
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