In the collective imagination, Generation Z spend most of their time on screens. They might, therefore, have a natural aptitude for working with artificial intelligence (AI).
But this does not seem to be the case, as Gen Z appears to be more afraid than their elders of ending up jobless due to this technology.
More than 30 per cent of 18-24-year-olds are afraid that the rollout of AI will have a dramatic effect on the job market, according to an Indeed* survey relaye
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Their older colleagues are less alarmist, with only 15 per cent of those over 45 fearing that they could lose their job due to AI.
This may be explained by the fact that members of Gen Z have not been on the job market long enough to have experienced a major technological revolution, unlike their elders.
"My hypothesis is that older workers have seen this story before. They lived through the rise of the personal computer and the Internet," Indeed's head of AI innovation Hannah Calhoon told Fortune.
The fears of young workers are amplified by some rather pessimistic reports.
The American bank Goldman Sachs estimated that generative AI systems like ChatGPT could impact around 300 million full-time jobs worldwide.
Researchers at OpenAI and the University of Pennsylvania have calculated that around 80 per cent of the United States workforce could have at least 10 per cent of their work tasks affected by the introduction of AI tools. They argue that the most highly qualified workers will have to prepare for more adjustments in the way they work than those with fewer qualifications.
In this context, it's hardly surprising that young people, who tend to have a higher level of education than their elders, feel overwhelmed by the scale of the changes that AI could bring to their careers. Rest assured, however, that the uptake of this technology in companies is still at a relatively low level.
Newcomers to the job market can therefore anticipate their employers' future needs by training in AI. This will enable them to acquire new skills and increase their attractiveness at the dawn of what the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development has dubbed the "AI revolution".
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