Authors:
Tudor-Dan Mihoc
;
Manuela-Andreea Petrescu
and
Emilia-Loredana Pop
Affiliation:
Department of Computer Science, Babes Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
Keyword(s):
Computer Science, AI, Ethics, Study, Students, Opinion, Threat, Benefit, Survey.
Abstract:
An investigation, from a gender perspective, of how students view the ethical implications and societal effects of artificial intelligence is conducted, examining concepts that could have a big influence on how artificial intelligence may be taught in the future. For this, we conducted a survey on a cohort of 230 second-year computer science students to reveal their opinions. The results revealed that AI, from the student’s perspective, will significantly impact daily life, particularly in areas such as medicine, education, or media. Men are more aware of potential changes in Computer Science, autonomous driving, image and video processing, and chatbot usage, while women mention more the impact on social media. Both men and women perceive potential threats in the same manner, with men more aware of war, AI-controlled drones, terrain recognition, and information war. Women seem to have a stronger tendency towards ethical considerations and helping others.