Cassidy Frank (00:01):
I’m Cassidy Frank.
Layla Garcia (00:02):
And I’m Layla Garcia. Welcome to Eagle Air Podcasts.
Cassidy Frank (00:05):
Today we will be discussing AI and its effect on the world.
Layla Garcia (00:08):
AI, sure for artificial intelligence, is a common tool used every day, every second. One major concern with AI is water usage. Only 3% of the world’s water supply is fresh water, and we only have 0.5% of that safe and accessible.
Cassidy Frank (00:25):
According to the environmental and energy study institution, large data centers can consume up to five million gallons per day.
Layla Garcia (00:32):
Which is equivalent to the water use of a town populated up to 10,000 to 50,000 people. And each 100 word AI prompt uses about one
Cassidy Frank (00:41):
Bottle of water. These numbers become worse when you compare them to the billions of AI users who enter prompts into AI like ChatGPT every minute.
Layla Garcia (00:50):
Teens also depend on AI. 2022 Junior Achievement USA performed a study showing 44% of teens use AI to finish schoolwork.
Cassidy Frank (00:59):
Teens rely on AI to complete assignments like English essays. This issue could be resulting from a lack of motivation or need to learn new subjects because AI can just do it for them.
Layla Garcia (01:11):
Online friendships among teens have been a prominent idea in the 21st century. However, AI has created a way for them to form an AI bot relationship. According to a study by Common Sense Media and the University of Chicago, 33% of teens use AI for social interactions and relationships.
Cassidy Frank (01:27):
21% of teens stated talking to AI was just as satisfying as talking to a human, and 10% said it was more satisfying. These stats are concerning because humans, especially teens, need human interaction for development.
Layla Garcia (01:41):
16-year-old Adam Rain committed suicide after engaging in deep conversations with ChatGPT. Rain shared his dark thoughts and AI only encouraged them. This incident led to a need for laws.
Cassidy Frank (01:52):
AB 1064 was proposed by common sense media, but it was not passed because they claimed it was too restrictive. So SB 243 was passed instead, which restricted AI to create human-like responses and disclose information.
Layla Garcia (02:07):
SB 243 was passed in hopes of stopping the abuse of AI and helping to prevent cases like what happened to Adam Rain.
Cassidy Frank (02:16):
However, these laws won’t make this a definite thing that will happen. So we need to stop the AI usage while we still can. This is Iglare Podcast
Layla Garcia (02:25):
With Layla Garcia.
Cassidy Frank (02:27):
And Cassidy Frank signing off.
