The more young people use AI, the more they hate it
On 30 Apr, The Verge reported that increased AI use among young people coincides with stronger hostility toward the technology. Its opinion coverage described vast swaths of young people as “deeply acrimonious and even resentful” of an AI-centric future they feel is being forced on them. They continue to use AI tools.
The Verge Tech described Gen Z’s love-hate relationship with AI. Malwarebytes Labs said young people love AI while its effects are breaking their trust. The current picture is an uneasy dependency in which greater familiarity appears to breed resentment. It is a familiar technology story with less of a honeymoon.
Taking the report as factual, impact is 0%. It describes young people’s attitudes toward AI, with no stated change to products, policy, access, or the market.
Watch for the evidence and methodology behind the claim, and for further reporting on whether this distrust persists across different groups and forms of AI use.
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Gen Z’s love-hate relationship with AI
Even as they utilize AI tools, vast swaths of young people are deeply acrimonious and even resentful of the AI-centric future that many feel is being forced on them. Read more
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