Gen Z increasingly believes in AI
With many Gen Z, AI has become a part of daily living habits. In Asia - Pacific, according to a survey by cybersecurity company Kaspersky announced on September 23, 50% of Gen Z surveyed said they use AI (artificial intelligence) every day or almost every day, the highest among all demographic groups. Among them, 57% use AI to search for information, 54% use it to serve learning...
The survey also shows that Gen Z not only sees AI as a useful tool but uses AI as a friend. This rate in Vietnam is 35%, quite similar to some other countries such as Thailand (34%), Malaysia (33%).
These figures show a shift in the role of AI: from technology used for specific tasks, AI is gradually becoming an "emotional support". Many people turn to AI to chat, seek emotional support, or feel like they have a companion.
In particular, Vietnamese youth have a rate of using AI to share personal issues that they do not want to reveal to others at 42%, significantly higher than many other countries surveyed such as India (37%), Indonesia (36%)...
Using AI regularly does not mean using AI safely
Despite regularly operating online and confidently using technology, many Gen Z still underestimate the risks associated with AI. More than half of Gen Z in Asia - Pacific (51%) said that they sometimes take preventive measures, while only 45% regularly apply protection measures when interacting with AI services.
Protection measures can be as simple as comparing information with other reliable sources and avoiding sharing confidential or sensitive data. These steps are becoming increasingly important as AI is being increasingly used in learning, communication and making personal decisions.
Inaccurate information created by AI can affect homework, academic results or choices in daily life. At the same time, in conversations with AI, users may accidentally share personal papers, passwords, financial information, health information or private messages. The more users discuss private matters with AI, the more they need to remember that they should not default to keeping secret what they enter into AI services.
Equipping skills to use AI safely
According to cybersecurity experts, to use AI more safely, users should verify important information instead of just believing in the answers created by AI, especially with topics related to education, finance, law, health or other sensitive issues. Because in these fields, an inaccurate answer can cause serious consequences.
Users should also avoid sharing passwords, payment information, personal papers, private letters and other security information with AI services. Before using a new platform, users need to find out what types of data that platform collects and how data is processed or stored.
In addition, the use of comprehensive security solutions to protect devices from fraudulent attacks, malware and fake websites that counterfeit legal AI platforms or promote fake AI tools also needs to be concerned.
