Areas of use and generational differences in artificial intelligence

Abstract

Artificial intelligence (AI) is playing an increasingly important role in social and economic systems, especially in education, research, information processing and digital interactions. The aim of this paper is to investigate the use of AI-based solutions along generational dimensions, with a particular focus on the different usage frequencies and preferences of different age groups. Ten different application domains were analysed, including language learning, research and data collection, health and fitness advice, travel management, information summarisation, homework writing, literature search, translation tasks, role-playing and essay writing. The study used a five-point Likert scale to measure the intensity of AI use, allowing statistical analysis of differences between generations. The results indicate that language learning, research and data collection, and searching for literary sources are the areas where the use of AI solutions is most frequent. In contrast, role-playing and essay writing were found to be less commonly used. Generational differences are clearly visible: while Generation Z is the most intensive user of AI in all the areas studied, Generations X and Y use these technologies mainly for professional and research purposes. Our results show that the prevalence and functional diversity of AI use is closely related to generational characteristics. The study contributes to a deeper understanding of the embeddedness of AI in society and provides support for education policy makers and technology developers to design targeted applications and strategic developments

Keywords

• artificial intelligence
• areas of AI use
• generational differences

Yapay zekanın kullanım alanları ve nesiller arası farklar

Abstract

Yapay zeka (AI), sosyal ve ekonomik sistemlerde, özellikle eğitim, araştırma, bilgi işleme ve dijital etkileşimlerde giderek daha önemli bir rol oynamaktadır. Bu makalenin amacı, farklı yaş gruplarının farklı kullanım sıklıkları ve tercihlerine odaklanarak, nesil boyutları boyunca AI tabanlı çözümlerin kullanımını araştırmaktır. Dil öğrenimi, araştırma ve veri toplama, sağlık ve fitness danışmanlığı, seyahat yönetimi, bilgi özetleme, ödev yazma, literatür araştırması, çeviri görevleri, rol oynama ve kompozisyon yazma dahil olmak üzere on farklı uygulama alanı analiz edilmiştir. Çalışmada, AI kullanımının yoğunluğunu ölçmek için beş puanlık Likert ölçeği kullanılmış ve nesiller arasındaki farkların istatistiksel analizi yapılmıştır. Sonuçlar, dil öğrenimi, araştırma ve veri toplama ile edebi kaynak arama alanlarının AI çözümlerinin en sık kullanıldığı alanlar olduğunu göstermektedir. Buna karşılık, rol yapma ve kompozisyon yazma daha az kullanıldığı tespit edilmiştir. Kuşak farklılıkları açıkça görülmektedir: Z kuşağı, incelenen tüm alanlarda AI'yı en yoğun şekilde kullanırken, X ve Y kuşakları bu teknolojileri ağırlıklı olarak mesleki ve araştırma amaçlı kullanmaktadır. Sonuçlarımız, AI kullanımının yaygınlığı ve işlevsel çeşitliliğinin nesil özellikleriyle yakından ilişkili olduğunu göstermektedir. Çalışma, AI'nın topluma yerleşikliğinin daha iyi anlaşılmasına katkıda bulunmakta ve eğitim politika yapıcıları ile teknoloji geliştiricilerin hedefli uygulamalar ve stratejik gelişmeler tasarlamasına destek sağlamaktadır.

Keywords

• yapay zeka
• yapay zekanın kullanım alanları
• nesil farkları

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