MIT Technology Review 刊登专题报道，采访了美国10至18岁的青少年，揭示了这一代人对人工智能的真实态度[1]。根据调查数据，57%的美国青少年使用过聊天机器人搜索信息，54%曾将其用于学校作业，47%用于娱乐，仅12%用于寻求情感支持[1]。
受访青少年对AI的应用场景认识多元，但顾虑同样明显[1]。有学生将AI工具应用于编程、学习辅导和民主参与等建设性领域，也有人因对环保和隐私的担忧而选择拒绝使用[1]。17岁青少年Winter表达了普遍存在的创意焦虑，指出AI对创意思维可能带来的冲击[1]。受访者普遍关注AI对创意思维的冲击，但对AI夺取工作的担忧少于对社会整体影响的关切[1]。一位学生开发的AI辅导工具Aceflow后来获得了MIT实习机会和创业融资[1]，说明部分青少年已在积极探索AI的建设性应用。
MIT Technology Review has published interviews with teenagers aged 10 to 18 exploring their perspectives on artificial intelligence and how they use it in their daily lives.[1] According to a Pew Research Center survey from February 2026, 57% of American adolescents have used chatbots to search for information, while 54% have employed AI for school assignments, 47% for entertainment, and just 12% for emotional support.[1]
The teenagers expressed diverse attitudes toward AI applications. Some have found constructive uses for the technology, including programming assistance, learning support, and civic engagement, while others have declined to use AI tools due to environmental concerns about data center water consumption and heat emissions or privacy worries.[1] A notable example is a student who created an AI tutoring tool called Aceflow, which subsequently led to an MIT internship opportunity and startup funding.[1]
Despite their varied adoption patterns, young people interviewed expressed significant concern about AI's potential impact on human creativity and critical thinking. Seventeen-year-old Winter stated: "AI isn't the solution to our problems. I'm afraid it's going to be the end of creativity and critical thinking."[1] However, the teenagers surveyed showed less anxiety about AI eliminating jobs than about its broader consequences for society overall.[1]
