A survey by ITdaily shows that more than half of IT professionals do not experience AI shame. Concerns about the ecological impact are sometimes a source of shame.
No technology seems to evoke more contradictory opinions than artificial intelligence. The recent digimeter from imec shows that people quickly embrace the technology, but that AI is still far from fully accepted in public opinion. Do these negative opinions provoke ‘AI shame’ among those who do use the technology? ITdaily surveyed its readers.
Our online survey had 144 participants. The vast majority of them now use AI, while 16 percent do not. A smaller, but still significant majority sees no problems with the technology. For 56 percent of respondents, ‘AI shame’ is an unknown phenomenon: they use AI and are honest about it.
Shame About Ecological Impact
This leaves a small thirty percent (28%) who do not use artificial intelligence with a completely clear conscience. Eight percent indicate that they sometimes conceal that a task was performed with the help of AI. This is rarely due to the employer or company policy. Only one percent remains silent about AI use because it is actually not allowed by the employer.
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The most common source of AI shame, at least according to our survey, is the ecological impact. It is unfortunately no longer a secret that AI consumes a lot of energy and water. This does not stop technology companies from continuing to invest in energy-guzzling data centers, but it leaves a minority of AI users with a bitter feeling.
Eighteen percent from our sample are concerned about the ecological impact of the technology. Will AI shame become the new flight shame?
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