Some Kids Will Never Think AI Is Cool
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青少年对AI持负面态度，37%的青少年对AI内容感到不适，担忧其社会影响。
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- 37%的13-17岁青少年对AI生成的音乐/视频内容感到不适
- 26%的青少年认为AI将在20年内对社会产生负面影响
- 青少年普遍反感AI被强制推广至教育场景
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- 青少年对AI的负面态度
- 调研数据
- 37%不适反应
- 26%社会担忧
- 平台反馈
- Bluesky反感表达
- Reddit艺术批评
- 专家分析
- 代际道德恐慌
- 技术推广争议
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37% of teens aged 13-17 cringe at AI-generated music and videos
Over a fourth of teens believe AI will have negative societal impact in 20 years
Kids use 'that's AI' as slang for 'that's BS' on social media platforms
Some Kids Will Never Think AI Is Cool | WIRED
Elana Klein
The Big Story
Jul 24, 2026 6:00 AM
Some Kids Will Never Think AI Is Cool
“I think it should stand for
artificial idiot
,” one 9-year-old says. Here’s why kids of all ages are calling AI “disgusting” and “creepy.”
Illustration: Leon Edler
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Forget cheating on homework and chatbot friends. Some kids are getting in on a new AI trend: thinking it sucks.
In the four years since chatbots went mainstream, and their marketing campaigns went into overdrive, young people have grown increasingly skeptical of the hype around LLMs. Yes, many of them still use the tech for school assignments and companionship, but according to market research firm YPulse, 37 percent of teens aged 13 to 17 cringe when they see AI content like music and videos, and more than half worry about misinformation and deepfakes.
The polling on youthful AI attitudes shows a great deal of contradiction. Adoption rates are high, with a majority of America’s teens reporting they use chatbots, but enthusiasm is mixed. A recent Pew Research report found that while many teens think AI will be good for them personally, over a fourth of their cohort believe AI will have a negative impact on society in the next 20 years, citing job loss, the decline of critical thinking skills, and environmental impacts as concerns.
Young people typically adopt new consumer technology eagerly, but Melanie Green, a communications professor at the University at Buffalo, says AI is different. This time, the moral panic isn’t coming from older generations—in fact, kids are turned off by the way AI is being pushed on them by adults and tech corporations. They’re also, Green says, “acutely aware that whatever disruption happens, their generation is going to be bearing the brunt of it.”
Ergo, the eye-rolls. On Bluesky, parents bond over their kids’ distrust of AI, with many claiming that their children come home saying “that’s AI” to mean “that’s BS.” On Reddit, educators share that students—even those who use AI—worry about its consequences and can’t stand the art it produces. WIRED spoke to young people, their parents, and their teachers to find out why some kids don’t want to be on the AI bandwagon.