Overview
- A Pew Research Center survey published Tuesday found 55% of U.S. adults under 30 and 52% of all adults say they are more concerned than excited about AI’s growing use in daily life.
- Seventy-one percent of adults overall say they expect AI to lead to fewer jobs in the United States over the next 20 years and 73% of those under 30 share that view.
- About two thirds of young adults use chatbots, yet many say those tools hurt their creativity or connections with others, showing high use alongside rising skepticism.
- An Axios-Generation Lab poll reports roughly 27% of 18-to-34-year-olds say they or someone they know lost a job to AI, and separate reporting finds widespread distrust of AI company leaders among younger people.
- Researchers note that public fears outpace documented AI-driven layoffs and that the shift could influence hiring, employer training and public pressure for regulation or worker protections.