Young People Increasingly Don't Trust AI - or the Billionaires that Keep Telling Us We Should All Love AI, Survey Finds

Young People Hate AI CEOs So Passionately That It's Almost Hard to Believe

A decade ago, young adults were flocking to vaunted tech giants like Google and Apple in pursuit of exciting jobs on the cutting edge of tech. In 2026, however, the status quo of young people who are uncritically enamored with the tech industry and its billionaire overlords has gone completely out the window. A new survey conducted by CNBC‘s Generation Labs asked over 1,000 US adults aged between 18 and 34 to share their thoughts on politics, AI…

Young People Under 35 Grow Skeptical of AI and Tech Billionaires, Survey Finds

A recent survey has uncovered a striking trend among younger generations: growing skepticism toward artificial intelligence and the prominent tech executives who champion its widespread adoption. The findings, detailed in a TechRadar report, highlight how individuals under 35 express heightened concerns about AI’s societal impact, ethical implications, and the motives of industry leaders who promote it as an unqualified benefit. This shift in at…

Young people increasingly don't trust AI - or the billionaires that keep telling us we should all love AI, survey finds

Study finds young people are increasingly pessimistic about AINearly half say AI will have a negative impact on their careersThey're also suspicious of leading AI figures and executivesYounger Americans are becoming increasingly distrustful not only of AI, but also the executives and evangelists who promote the technology, a new study has claimed.A CNBC/Generation Labs survey of 1,088 Americans between the ages of 18 and 34 found the vast majori…

New survey finds young Americans increasingly pessimistic around AI

CNBC's Pippa Steves joins 'Closing Bell Overtime' to talk a new CNBC-Generation Lab survey gauging Gen Z's outlook on the AI buildout.