'Gen Z uses AI the way their grandparents smoked': Students say they feel pressured to use AI, and many would…
- 96% of college students now use AI, but half of them would ban it tomorrow
- Heavy users are more likely to feel schoolwork would become harder without it
- They're worried about cognitive decline, but more so about AI's environmental damage
New research has likened the relationship between Gen Z and AI use to that of previous generations with smoking cigarettes, characterizing it as widespread adoption, awareness of the negative consequences and a reluctance to give it up.
The study from Fizz found nearly all (96%) college students now use AI, but more than half (56%) would permanently ban the technology.
But although one in two would support banning AI, Fizz shows just how reliant students have become on it, with the proportion of learners believing their work would become much harder rising significantly among frequent AI users.
Students have become reliant on AI despite its potential consequences
"The heaviest users...
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