Number of young Hungarians using ChatGPT surprisingly high – UPDATE

Young Hungarians increasingly feel the impact of AI in their daily lives, according to a survey by the Mathias Corvinus Collegium (MCC) Youth Research Institute published on Wednesday.

More than half of 15-29 year-olds have used ChatGPT or similar AI apps and one in ten use them regularly, with 71 percent of them living in Budapest, 63 percent in county seats, 49 percent in smaller cities, and 42 percent in villages.

While the majority regard AI as useful, more men than women think so.

The survey also shows that those who use ChatGPT or similar applications more often are more positive about AI.

Respondents are divided on whether or not human control over AI should be maintained. More than half of young people are confident that humans can retain control over AI, but women are more sceptical, with the majority of women surveyed, compared to only 37% of men, fearing that humanity could lose control over AI.

Research by the Institute for Youth Research also shows that there is significant information noise associated with AI. Sixty per cent of young people surveyed in the research believe that there is too much talk about AI, which, alongside ethical issues for developers and users and regulatory challenges, also points to the responsibility of those who speak out on AI.

The survey by the Institute for Youth Research interviewed a total of 1,000 young people in Hungary using a representative sample in January 2024. Responses were collected through online interviews supported by a self-completion questionnaire.

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