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The capabilities of generative AI (genAI) have dramatically increased in recent times, and there are opportunities for children to leverage new features for personal and school-related endeavors. However, while the future of genAI is taking…

Human-Computer Interaction · Computer Science 2024-07-02 Jaemarie Solyst , Ellia Yang , Shixian Xie , Jessica Hammer , Amy Ogan , Motahhare Eslami

The advent of generative artificial intelligence and the widespread adoption of it in society engendered intensive debates about its ethical implications and risks. These risks often differ from those associated with traditional…

Computers and Society · Computer Science 2024-09-18 Thilo Hagendorff

The fundamental principles, potential applications, and ethical concerns of ChatGPT are analyzed and discussed in this study. Since ChatGPT emerged, it has gained a rapidly growing popularity, with more than 600 million users today. The…

Other Computer Science · Computer Science 2023-08-15 Ioannis D. Apostolopoulos , Mpesi Tzani , Sokratis I. Aznaouridis

The rapid adoption of generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) in the biosciences is transforming biotechnology, medicine, and synthetic biology. Yet this advancement is intrinsically linked to new vulnerabilities, as GenAI lowers the…

Due to its general-purpose nature, Generative AI is applied in an ever-growing set of domains and tasks, leading to an expanding set of risks of harm impacting people, communities, society, and the environment. These risks may arise due to…

Computers and Society · Computer Science 2026-04-27 Megan Li , Wendy Bickersteth , Ningjing Tang , Jason Hong , Lorrie Cranor , Hong Shen , Hoda Heidari

Generative AI (GenAI) platforms, such as ChatGPT, have gained popularity among the public due to their ease of access, use, and support of educational and creative activities. Despite these benefits, GenAI poses unique risks for families,…

Human-Computer Interaction · Computer Science 2025-11-26 Shirley Zhang , Dakota Sullivan , Jennica Li , Bengisu Cagiltay , Bilge Mutlu , Heather Kirkorian , Kassem Fawaz

Applications of Generative AI (Gen AI) are expected to revolutionize a number of different areas, ranging from science & medicine to education. The potential for these seismic changes has triggered a lively debate about the potential risks…

In the next few years, applications of Generative AI are expected to revolutionize a number of different areas, ranging from science & medicine to education. The potential for these seismic changes has triggered a lively debate about…

Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI) is rapidly reshaping the global financial landscape, offering unprecedented opportunities to enhance customer engagement, automate complex workflows, and extract actionable insights from vast…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2025-05-01 Bikash Saha , Nanda Rani , Sandeep Kumar Shukla

AI safety is a rapidly growing area of research that seeks to prevent the harm and misuse of frontier AI technology, particularly with respect to generative AI (GenAI) tools that are capable of creating realistic and high-quality content…

Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science 2025-02-19 Pin-Yu Chen

Generative AI is frequently portrayed as revolutionary or even apocalyptic, prompting calls for novel regulatory approaches. This essay argues that such views are misguided. Instead, generative AI should be understood as an evolutionary…

Computers and Society · Computer Science 2025-03-11 Gilad Abiri

Generative AI systems have entered everyday academic, professional, and personal life with remarkable speed, yet most users encounter them as mysterious artifacts rather than intelligible systems. This chapter discusses large language…

Computers and Society · Computer Science 2026-04-21 John T. Behrens

Generative AI's humanlike qualities are driving its rapid adoption in professional domains. However, this anthropomorphic appeal raises concerns from HCI and responsible AI scholars about potential hazards and harms, such as overtrust in…

Human-Computer Interaction · Computer Science 2025-12-24 Mark Díaz , Renee Shelby , Eric Corbett , Andrew Smart

Rapid advancements in artificial intelligence (AI) have sparked growing concerns among experts, policymakers, and world leaders regarding the potential for increasingly advanced AI systems to pose catastrophic risks. Although numerous risks…

Computers and Society · Computer Science 2023-10-11 Dan Hendrycks , Mantas Mazeika , Thomas Woodside

Generative artificial intelligence (Generative AI) is transforming healthcare. With this evolution comes optimism regarding the impact it will have on mental health, as well as concern regarding the risks that come with generative AI…

Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science 2025-10-10 Hannah R. Lawrence , Shannon Wiltsey Stirman , Samuel Dorison , Taedong Yun , Megan Jones Bell

Social anxiety (SA) has become increasingly prevalent. Traditional coping strategies often face accessibility challenges. Generative AI (GenAI), known for their knowledgeable and conversational capabilities, are emerging as alternative…

Human-Computer Interaction · Computer Science 2025-01-28 Yimeng Wang , Yinzhou Wang , Kelly Crace , Yixuan Zhang

The rapid development of generative artificial intelligence (AI) technologies raises concerns about the accountability of sociotechnical systems. Current generative AI systems rely on complex mechanisms that make it difficult for even…

Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science 2025-05-13 Yuri Nakao

The advent of Generative AI has marked a significant milestone in artificial intelligence, demonstrating remarkable capabilities in generating realistic images, texts, and data patterns. However, these advancements come with heightened…

Software Engineering · Computer Science 2024-11-19 Dawen Zhang , Boming Xia , Yue Liu , Xiwei Xu , Thong Hoang , Zhenchang Xing , Mark Staples , Qinghua Lu , Liming Zhu

Generative AI (GenAI) technologies possess unprecedented potential to reshape our world and our perception of reality. These technologies can amplify traditionally human-centered capabilities, such as creativity and complex problem-solving…

Social and Information Networks · Computer Science 2024-11-14 Emilio Ferrara

Artificial general intelligence (AGI) does not yet exist, but given the pace of technological development in artificial intelligence, it is projected to reach human-level intelligence within roughly the next two decades. After that, many…

Computers and Society · Computer Science 2023-11-16 David R. Mandel