Gen Z has a surprising opinion about AI influencers on social media, study finds

Gen Z has a surprising opinion about AI influencers on social media, study finds

Tech By Brooke Steinberg Published May 8, 2024, 3:43 p.m. ET Survey respondents were pretty divided on the topic of AI. Shutterstock Gen Z is embracing artificial intelligence. Compared to other generations, Zoomers are more open to brands using AI influencers rather than humans, a new study showed. Only 35% of Gen Z consumers considered …

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Abandoning children to the internet had dire consequences

Abandoning children to the internet had dire consequences

What have we done? First, we abandoned children to television, then to video games, and now to the internet and social media. If anyone doubts the harm done to children by the internet and social media, then Jonathan Haidt’s must-read book, “The Anxious Generation: How the Great Rewiring of Childhood Is Causing an Epidemic of …

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Meet the Zoomers ditching their iPhones for flip phones

Meet the Zoomers ditching their iPhones for flip phones

Lifestyle By Rikki Schlott Published April 4, 2024, 5:12 p.m. ET Zoomers like Alena Vandaele are dumping their iPhones for flip phones in an effort to unplug. Courtesy of Alena Vandaele Everyone is flipping out — but that might be a good thing. More and more school districts across the country are banning cell phone use. …

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‘It’s a Waste of Time’

‘It’s a Waste of Time’

While finding love might be seen as an online game by many in today’s culture, there’s a wave of Gen Z-ers ditching the apps and searching for someone in-person. A whopping 65 percent of dating apps get deleted within just a month, a recent AppsFlyer survey found. And of those who uninstall the apps, 90 …

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Gen Z—not baby boomers—are most afraid of AI because they haven’t experienced any other tech booms, Indeed says

Gen Z—not baby boomers—are most afraid of AI because they haven’t experienced any other tech booms, Indeed says

“My hypothesis is that older workers have seen this story before,” says Indeed’s head of AI. secret agent mike—Getty images Despite being the most digitally savvy generation to enter the workforce yet, your Gen Z hires are probably more terrified of artificial intelligence stealing their jobs than your more senior (and perhaps, less technologically advanced) …

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Rising Use Of Artificial Intelligence (AI) Fuels Anxiety In Business

Rising Use Of Artificial Intelligence (AI) Fuels Anxiety In Business

about the role of AI in their work Getty Images The expanding use of artificial intelligence (AI) in business today has many people experiencing greater fear and anxiety over their futures. Recent research has shown that mental health of employees has been impacted, with the American Psychological Association’s 2023 Work in America Survey revealing that …

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Mulch and the enduring appeal of internet absurdism

Mulch and the enduring appeal of internet absurdism

Image Credits: Austin Wilcox / Unsplash (modified by TechCrunch) (Image has been modified) I am haunted by mulch posts.  The most recent mulch video came to me in the middle of the night, when I was hours into scrolling through a particularly nasty bout of insomnia. The video was an edit of a tiny dog …

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