Sarah Jackson at CNBC reports nearly two-thirds of Workers have at some point avoided using Artificial Intelligence (AI) because of moral, environmental, privacy, accuracy or other concerns, according to CNBC and SurveyMonkey Quarterly AI and Jobs Survey. The survey polled 3,597 students and Workers across the U.S. Of the respondents, 3,365 said they were employed and 232 said they were students. When asked if they’d ever avoided using AI, 36% of students polled said they’d done so over environmental concerns, compared to 19% of Workers. The environmental impact of AI Data Centers includes significant water and land use, energy consumption and heat waste. In addition, 36% of students said they avoided using AI out of moral or ethical concerns about the technology, versus 28% of Workers. Some Gen Zers want to abstain from AI use because they worry about AI plagiarizing or stealing work made by people. When it comes to practical applications, 37% of students and 26% of Workers said they’d avoided AI because it isn’t accurate or useful. Using AI can sometimes create more work, experts say or lead to a kind of mental strain and fatigue researchers have called “brain fry.”
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