Perception and Impact of AI in Parks & Recreation 2024

Introduction

This message is from a real human – in 4 minutes you could help the profession understand current perceptions and shape future uses of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in parks and recreation. Thank you for making a difference!
1.How familiar are you with Artificial Intelligence (AI)?
2.When you think of Artificial Intelligence (AI), are you
3.How would you rate the current adoption of AI within your agency?
4.If AI is adopted in your agency, where is it utilized? (Select all that apply)
Yes
No
No, but interested
Administrative Tasks (e.g., meeting notes, grammar check etc.)
Customer Service (e.g., chatbots)
Data Analysis and Reporting
HR Functions (e.g., job descriptions etc.)
Facility Maintenance and Monitoring
Marketing and Social Media (e.g., marketing content, social media posts etc.)
New program and event ideas
Scheduling and Management
Security and Surveillance (e.g., intrusion detection, dangerous object recognition etc.)
Other
5.Which tools are you currently using?
Yes
No
No, but interested
Bard
ChatGPT
Copy.ai
Dall-E
Jasper AI Writer
Midjourney
Microsoft Copilot
Podcastle
Stable Diffusion
SlidesAI
6.What challenges have you encountered or do you foresee encountering in implementing AI? (Select all that apply)
7.How likely is your agency to invest in additional AI technology in 2025?
8.Where could AI help parks and recreation agencies the most in the future? (Choose all that apply)
Very helpful
Somewhat helpful
Not helpful
Not sure
Administrative Functions
Customer Service
Environmental Conservation and Monitoring
Financial Transactions
Hiring and HR 
Marketing and Copywriting
Program Development and Management
Social Media Content Creation
Research
9.How important a role will AI play in shaping the future of parks and recreation?
10.If you could ask an AI-powered assistant to solve one challenge in your agency today, what would it be?
11.Complete this sentence in one word: AI is________
12.Please add any other comments you may have...
13.Your role
14.Age
15.State
16.Agency Name (optional)?