CBS: AI user is young and highly educated

It is especially young highly educated people that use ChatGPT or similar programmes, reports CBS, the statistics agency. But many older people also find their way to AI.

A note in English, a plan of action, a simple illustration … It is sometimes tempting to turn to programmes like ChatGPT or Copilot for help. By 2024, 61% of highly educated under 25s have done so at some point, reports CBS. Of the highly educated up to 35 years of age, roughly half have used artificial intelligence on occasion. The percentages are also significant in other age groups.

Harmful

Since the advent of ChatGPT, critics have expressed concern about its impact on education and research. For instance, a teacher tweeted last month that her students were even using ChatGPT for this simple writing task: ‘Introduce yourself and explain what your expectations are of this subject.’

Internet pioneer Marleen Stikker argued last year that educational institutions should claim damages from the tech companies that spread AI without batting an eye. ‘All the work we do in teaching and research is being damaged. The cost is huge.’

HOP, Bas Belleman