"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
@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...

@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.