A Quantitative Study on the Negative and Positive Impacts of Using Artificial Intelligence (AI) in the Information Technology Field

The purpose of this study was to understand how Generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools could potentially cause negative and positive impacts in the Information Technology sector.Although previous studies about valuable perspectives on the diverse effects of AI on the IT domain, few have given attention to examining how generative AI tools could bring about both adverse and beneficial effects within the IT sector.To fill this research gap, this study used a quantitative study to measure how Generative AI tools could potentially cause negative and positive impacts in the Information Technology sector.Data was collected through a survey deployed on LinkedIn between March 1st, 2024, and April 1st, 2024.The target population for the survey was college instructors and working professionals in the field of IT.A total of 52 participants completed the survey.The findings of the study have indicated that there is a significant positive and negative relationship in the perception of using AI tools among IT professionals and educators.This study contributes to theory aiming to examine the negative and positive impact of using AI tools.