"The vast majority 86% of students, 85% of educators and 75% of parents say they used AI during the last school year. CDT's Elizabeth Laird, one of the authors of the report, says the surveys showed some strong correlations. Among them: "The more ways that a student reports that their school uses AI, the more likely they are to report things like 'I know someone who considers AI to be a friend,' 'I know someone who considers AI to be a romantic partner.'""
"Data breaches, deepfakes and damaged trust Laird says the surveys found higher levels of AI use in schools defined as seven to 10 school-related uses for teachers, and four to six for students correlates with increased exposure to data breaches, troubling interactions between students and AI and AI-generated deepfakes, or manipulated videos or photos that can be used to sexually harass and bully students. "This technology is a new vector for sexual harassment and bullying, which were long-standing issues [before widespread use of AI], and this has become a new way to exacerbate that.""
National surveys of roughly 800 sixth through 12th grade public school teachers, 1,000 ninth through 12th grade students, and 1,000 parents measured AI use and related experiences. The vast majority of students (86%), educators (85%), and parents (75%) used AI during the last school year. Nearly one in five high schoolers report that they or someone they know has had a romantic relationship with AI, and 42% say they or someone they know have used AI for companionship. Greater numbers of school-related AI uses correlate with higher likelihood that students know someone who considers AI a friend or romantic partner. Higher AI use in schools correlates with increased exposure to data breaches, troubling interactions with AI, and AI-generated deepfakes used to sexually harass and bully students. Teachers who use AI for many tasks report more large-scale data breaches (28%) than teachers who use little or no AI (18%).
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