By Liza Long. Part of MyEssayFeedback.ai's Critical AI Literacy series.
1. Misinformation and fake content — AI generates convincing but false text and media. 2. Biased training data — perpetuates societal biases and discrimination. 3. Privacy and data security — vast data processing creates breach risks. 4. Lack of accountability — unclear who's responsible when AI causes harm. 5. Consent — people interact with AI unknowingly. 6. Job displacement — threatens knowledge workers previously considered safe. 7. Mental health — prolonged chatbot interaction affects well-being. 8. Reduction of human skills — overreliance erodes writing, critical thinking, and independent judgment.
Generative AI will consume 8-21% of the world's total energy output by 2030 (Penn study). UNESCO: "AI technology brings major benefits but without ethical guardrails risks reproducing biases, fueling divisions, and threatening human rights. AI business models are concentrated in a few countries and a handful of firms."
ChatGPT's safety training relied on Kenyan workers paid less than $2/hour to review toxic content (Time Magazine, 2023).
Consider acknowledging: "I acknowledge that ChatGPT does not respect individual rights of authors and artists in its training, and was trained in part through exploitation of precarious workers in the global south." However you use AI, be thoughtful. Remember what makes us human.
See also: How to cite AI and reflecting on AI feedback.