Stefan Bohacek

"The percentage of respondents ages 14 to 29 who said they felt hopeful about A.I. declined sharply since last year, down to 18 percent from 27.

Young adults’ excitement about artificial intelligence dropped, too, and nearly a third of respondents indicated that the technology made them feel angry."

That's rough.

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/09/style/gen-z-ai-gallup-study.html?unlocked_article_code=1.ZlA.wN1w.cqoDFMOIp-qT&smid=url-share

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Half of Gen Z Uses AI, but Their Feelings Are Souring, Study Shows

A new study from Gallup found that young adults have grown less hopeful and more angry about artificial intelligence.

The New York Times
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Show threadShannon Kay12h ago
@stefan My teenage daughter told me recently that when her teacher tries to click an "AI summary" of something, her whole class yells at the teacher not to do it.
Show threadStefan Bohacek11h ago
@shannonkay Kids, as the saying goes, are alright!
Show threadloStronzoRocco11h ago
@shannonkay @stefan Kids know what’s up - they can smell a dumpster filled with shit and set aflame before most others!
Show thread🐕7h ago
@shannonkay @stefan i suddenly feel like whooping and punching the air. 🙏🏽
Show threadTomi the Slav and 1024 others6h ago
@shannonkay @stefan reverse classroom in all its beauty
Show threadPatrick Hadfield6h ago
@shannonkay @stefan smart kids!
Show threaddasgrueneblatt2h ago

@shannonkay Great! My kid tells me the same! Their whole class is like that. They tell their teachers that thex don't want to see that stuff. They also don't eat at or buy from places that have generated images on the menu/advertising, and they are very much against generated music.

@stefan

Show threadNazo10h ago
@stefan I feel like the fact that even the "more hopeful" time was 29%, which is less than even one third kind of says a lot... The fact that it's now less than a fifth speaks volumes though...
Show threadStefan Bohacek10h ago

@nazokiyoubinbou Yeah, this is very much in line with several other studies.

https://stefanbohacek.com/blog/on-generative-ai/#consumer-sentiment

"AI"/LLMs as a "brand" is toast. Just completely toxic.

On generative AI and LLMs | Stefan Bohacek

Generative AI is anti-worker, anti-environment, and doesn't even work all that well.

Show threadOctavia Con Amore  Succubard's Library9h ago
@nazokiyoubinbou @stefan and now, it's fallen before the approval rate of the US Congress, which is an honestly amazing feat 
Show threadthriftwicker9h ago
@stefan Sweet!
Show threadJürgen Hubert9h ago
@stefan
Show threadThomas Sturm8h ago
@stefan Feels like a bad sign for an industry that has amassed a trillion dollars of debt based on future earnings.
Show threadStefan Bohacek8h ago
@tsturm You'd think so!
Show threadflux8h ago
@stefan does this correlate to crackdowns on porn deepfake generation?
Show threadStefano6h ago

@stefan
My company pushed me to use A.I. but after some months of testing and usage... I have the feeling
* it is great for my dyslexia
* It pushed us to adopt a good mental process when drafting new ideas

But
* It is becoming the excuse to avoid new hiring
* My working days started to seems my lonely fight against the problems

So I understand and fully agree :)

Show threadÁngela Stella Matutina1h ago

@stefan

That's hopeful.

Show threadFredrik Björeman53m ago

@stefan The kids are all right.

(Also: YES, I'm still young at heart!)

Show threadKevin Karhan43m ago

@stefan so the #Zoomers ain't completely lost, but #based to a degree…

  • That's good, actually!