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We asked teenagers, Are you worried about A.I. taking human jobs? They shared their hopes and fears about an increasingly technologically-driven future.
“There’s a human behind our favorite animated characters. But as A.I. comes to Hollywood, that could change,” Hank Azaria, who has created more than 100 voices for characters on “The Simpsons,” writes in a recent guest essay.
Mr. Azaria wonders — and worries — about how artificial intelligence could affect his work.
Are these concerns warranted? we asked students. Should we all be worried about the human jobs A.I. might replace in the future? Or are our fears about this technology overblown?
The responses ranged from exceedingly anxious to positively optimistic. Teenagers discussed how A.I. is affecting their post-high school plans, why they believe creative jobs might be safe (for now at least) and who has the most to lose from an increasingly technologically-driven world.
Thank you to those who shared their thoughts on our writing prompts this week, including students from Blaine High School in Blaine, Minn.; Hilton Head Preparatory School in Hilton Head, S.C.; and West Chicago Community High School in West Chicago, Ill.
Please note: Student comments have been lightly edited for length and clarity, but otherwise appear as they were originally submitted.
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Many students said they were worried about A.I. taking human jobs. For some, that’s affecting their post-high school plans.
As a person planning to major in computer science, I am worried about AI taking over human jobs. Tech jobs are one of the most vulnerable to being replaced by AI, as they involve repetitive logical tasks which can be easily done by AI. I always fear that this would make my future degree useless, making me more inclined to think about majoring in math in college. Entering my senior year, I feel both excited and anxious for college, as I have always been passionate about tech since middle school, but with the sudden emergence of AI replacing the need to have people working in tech, I don’t feel that I can get a job.
— Soha, Gbw