Young Americans are using artificial intelligence (AI) regularly, but their distrust and resentment toward the technology are also growing, according to a new Gallup survey.
The survey, released Thursday, found that more than half of Generation Z respondents ages 14 to 29 said they use generative AI either daily or weekly. Younger members of Gen Z who are still in K–12 education were more likely than Gen Z adults to say they use AI at least weekly.
Yet even as usage remains widespread, optimism is fading. Compared with Gallup’s survey last year, young people are less excited about the changes AI could bring and more skeptical about its growing presence….