Uploaded August 2026 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago

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Earlier this year, before videos of Gen Z students booing graduation speakers for praising artificial intelligence went viral, Mashable asked YouGov to poll American adults about their chatbot use. Including members of Gen Z.

Read more about Gen Z's love/hate relationship with AI on Mashable.com: mashable.com/tech/how-gen-z-uses-ai

0:00 Discomfort as a Signal
0:31 Gen Z's Complex Relationship With AI
1:00 Survey Data: Gen Z Leads AI Adoption
1:58 The Micro & Macro Tensions Around AI
5:14 How Gen Z Uses AI Chatbots
7:28 Social Media's Influence on AI Usage
13:28 The Promises and Risks of AI Advice
16:15 What Gen Z Needs From Adults
17:34 Final Thoughts: Human Wisdom vs. AI


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