"Young Americans see AI as more likely to take something away than to create something new. A majority (59%) see AI as a threat to their job prospects, more than immigration (31%) or outsourcing of jobs to other countries (48%). Nearly 45% say AI will reduce opportunities, while only 14% expect gains. Another 17% foresee no change and 23% are unsure-and this holds across education levels and gender."
"There is a lot of public discussion and widespread fear that AI will mostly take away jobs, but research by McKinsey Global Institute released last week offers a different perspective. According to the report, AI could, in theory, automate about 57% of U.S. work hours, but that figure measures the technical potential in tasks, not the inevitable loss of jobs, as Fortune reported."
"In addition, young people fear AI will undermine the meaning of work. About 41% say AI will make work less meaningful, compared to 14% who say it will make work more meaningful and 19% who think it will make no difference; a quarter (25%) say they are unsure. In my conversations this year with CFOs and industry experts, many have said that the goal of using AI is to remove the mundane and manual aspects of work in order to create more meaningful, thought‑provoking opportunities."
A fall 2025 Harvard Youth Poll of 2,040 Americans ages 18–29 (Nov. 3–7) finds young people deeply worried about AI’s effects. Sixty percent view AI as a threat to job prospects, surpassing concerns about immigration and outsourcing. Nearly 45% expect reduced opportunities while only 14% expect gains; 17% foresee no change and 23% are unsure. About 41% believe AI will make work less meaningful, with just 14% expecting more meaningful work. McKinsey research notes up to 57% of U.S. work hours are technically automatable, stressing task potential rather than inevitable job loss.
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