The More Young People Use AI, the Less They Like It
Adobe StockThis year, for the first time, a majority (55 percent) of American adults under 30 told the Pew Research Center they are more concerned than excited about artificial intelligence. Over the same period, the share who are more excited than concerned fell from 25 percent to 11 percent. Read More on AI PoliticsIt’s not that young people aren’t using AI—66 percent of adults under 30 have used a chatbot, and 31 percent use one daily, according to Pew—the problem is that the longer and more they use it, the less they like it.
- ▪Adobe StockThis year, for the first time, a majority (55 percent) of American adults under 30 told the Pew Research Center they are more concerned than excited about artificial intelligence.
- ▪Over the same period, the share who are more excited than concerned fell from 25 percent to 11 percent.
- ▪Read More on AI PoliticsIt’s not that young people aren’t using AI—66 percent of adults under 30 have used a chatbot, and 31 percent use one daily, according to Pew—the problem is that the longer and more they use it, the less they like it.
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By Lauren GiellaSenior Reporter0ShareNewsweek is a Trust Project memberSee more of our trusted coverage when you search.Prefer Newsweek on Googleto see more of our trusted coverage when you search.When new technologies emerge—from CDs to the internet to mobile phones—the familiar pattern has been that young people are the earliest and most enthusiastic adopters. With AI, only half that pattern is holding. Adobe StockThis year, for the first time, a majority (55 percent) of American adults under 30 told the Pew Research Center they are more concerned than excited about artificial intelligence. In 2021, that figure was 31 percent. Over the same period, the share who are more excited than concerned fell from 25 percent to 11 percent.
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