Gen Z is losing faith in AI. A new Gallup study shows young adults have grown less hopeful and more angry about artificial intelligence. People entering the workforce right now aren't just skeptical. They're frustrated.
Look at what's happening to entry-level jobs. Cognition AI's Devin handles coding tasks that used to go to new developers. Artisan AI's Ava automates sales outreach that was once entry-level territory. Both companies market these products as virtual employees. Replacements for interns and junior hires who used to learn on the job.
Senior professionals with deep expertise tend to see AI as a productivity booster. Some Gen Z founders build businesses with it. But on Reddit, where younger and less wealthy users gather, the sentiment is overwhelmingly negative.
The advice from experts is predictable: adapt, learn the tools, build something. That's probably right. But it ignores a real problem. If companies stop hiring juniors because AI handles the grunt work, where exactly do people learn the skills they need to become the senior professionals who supposedly benefit from all this?