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Sanae Okamoto, Researcher in Behavioural Science and Psychology, United Nations University - Maastricht Economic and Social Research Institute (UNU-MERIT), United Nations University

Worried about AI? You might have AI-nxiety – here's how to cope

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Even tech experts have been astonished by the recent, rapid growth of AI technology, able to hold human-like conversations in multiple languages, create music and pass medical exams. While the potential benefits of AI in fields such as healthcare are indeed inspiring, the pace of change is rapid, and there is still lots of uncertainty about the future.

If you feel worried about how AI could affect your career, your privacy or your safety in the coming years, you might be experiencing AI-nxiety. This term, coined by a marketing agency and spreading on social media, describes the uneasy feeling about the effects of AI on human creativity and inventiveness.

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