59% of young people believe AI poses a threat to their job prospects, according to a new Harvard Youth Poll

"59% of Americans surveyed between the ages of 18 and 29 say that they view AI as a threat to their job prospects, according to the Harvard Youth Poll. That includes 26% who said AI poses a major threat, while 33% said that it poses a minor threat. Another 23% said that AI poses no threat. Still, younger Americans are adopting the technology. 35% of those polled said they regularly use LLMs like ChatGPT and Claude, while 63% said they did not."

"And 52% said they trusted AI to help them complete work or school assignments. The Harvard Youth Poll surveyed 2,040 Americans aged 18 to 29 between November 3 and 7. The margin of error was 2.94%. The poll also found pessimism about how AI will impact work itself. 41% of those surveyed said they expect AI will make work less meaningful in the future, versus just 14% who said it would make work more meaningful."

59% of Americans aged 18 to 29 view AI as a threat to their job prospects: 26% see it as a major threat, 33% as a minor threat, and 23% see no threat. Concern about AI exceeds concern about outsourcing (48%) and immigration (31%). 35% regularly use large language models like ChatGPT and Claude, while 63% do not. 52% trust AI to help complete work or school assignments. 41% expect AI will make work less meaningful, while 14% expect it will make work more meaningful. 44% say AI will take away opportunities, compared with 14% who say it will create them. The survey sampled 2,040 Americans aged 18 to 29 and has a 2.94% margin of error.

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