Gen Z's souring views on artificial intelligence

Source: The Straits Times
Published on: 2026-04-09 06:13

NEW YORK - Think young people are charging eagerly into an AI-mediated future? Think again. More than half of Generation Zers living in the United States use generative artificial intelligence regularly, but their feelings about the technology are souring, according to a new survey released on April 9 by Gallup, the Walton Family Foundation and GSV Ventures, a venture capital firm that works in education technology. The percentage of respondents ages 14 to 29 who said they felt hopeful about AI declined sharply since 2025, down to 18 per cent from 27 per cent. Young adults' excitement about artificial intelligence dropped, too, and nearly a third of respondents indicated that the technology made them feel angry. The survey of more than 1,500 people was conducted in February and March. Its results suggest that Americans' animosity toward AI extends to a younger generation - one that i...

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