What is your current opinion about AI?
Iโve never used generative AI for anything. I understand its use as a tool, but I donโt use it. The tech bosses donโt even know how to control it. And we know data centers are harmful for the environment but the billionaires behind it have power over local communities that are affected.
Kate Motroni, 24, barista
My opinion about it hasnโt changed, I use it more and more all the time, for business and personal. I think the current alarm is the big companies that have a lead trying to build a moat to their benefit to slow the thing down.
Dan Deppen, 51, business owner
I love AI. It helps with business getting the word out about things. Weโre from Denver on our honeymoon and it helped to plan our trip. We went to Shadowbrook for dinner last night and we wouldnโt have known about it without AI doing research. I donโt see AI as being a bad thing.
Allison Deppen, 51, economic development
I was always skeptical about AI. People use it as a substitute for their brains, as an everyday tool when it should be a scientific tool. I think using AI to make art is a waste. If AI destroyed humanity it would suck, honestly, but Iโm more worried about humans destroying the world.
Giselle Goyette, 21, artist / UCSC environmental studies major
I try to stay away from AI and I think itโs gone too far into everyday life. It should do research like human genomics. Regarding AI destroying humanity, I donโt feel great about it when lead developers like Anthropic are saying we need to slow down or else weโre all going to die.
Luke Bierman, 21, UCSC geology major
There are no regulations or guardrails to prevent the machine from growing and growing, teaching itself and sharing information with other AI. Then they learn not to need humans. Itโs creepy. Lawyers use AI and it will fabricate precedents and make up case law for your briefs.
Sarah Godley, 56, lawyer
