More than half, 59 percent, answered that they viewed AI as a threat to their job prospects. Twenty-six percent said they thought it was a major threat and 33 percent considered it a minor threat. Conversely, only 23 percent said they don’t think AI poses any threat. They are more worried about AI threatening their job hopes than more traditional concerns like outsourcing (48 percent) and immigration (31 percent).
Are young people confident that AI will improve their job prospects?
Answer: Not really.
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A new Harvard Youth Poll found that young people don’t always have a positive outlook on artificial intelligence. The survey questioned 2,040 Americans between the ages of 18 to 29 on their thoughts about AI and jobs.
More than half, 59 percent, answered that they viewed AI as a threat to their job prospects. Twenty-six percent said they thought it was a major threat and 33 percent considered it a minor threat. Conversely, only 23 percent said they don’t think AI poses any threat. They are more worried about AI threatening their job hopes than more traditional concerns like outsourcing (48 percent) and immigration (31 percent).
They also weren’t overly positive about how AI might impact their work on the job. Forty-one percent expect AI to make work less meaningful in the future, while only 14 percent said the opposite. That doesn’t mean they don’t trust AI at all though — 52 percent said they trusted it to help them finish work or school assignments.
More than half, 59 percent, answered that they viewed AI as a threat to their job prospects. Twenty-six percent said they thought it was a major threat and 33 percent considered it a minor threat. Conversely, only 23 percent said they don’t think AI poses any threat. They are more worried about AI threatening their job hopes than more traditional concerns like outsourcing (48 percent) and immigration (31 percent).
