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It turns out that Gen Z is often just as anxious about artificial intelligence booting them from a job as many other people.
One of the most common assumptions made in corporate America over the last quarter century is that “digital natives”—a term coined by educator Marc Prensky in 2001—are inherently comfortable with digital technology. It’s a logical inference. Almost any discipline one grows up with is easier to master than one learned in adulthood, which gives a natural edge to millennials (born between 1981 and 1996) and Gen Z (born between 1997 and 2012).
But just because young people might be comfortable with technology doesn’t mean they don’t worry about it—especially when it comes to the growing influence of AI.
