On December 6th, according to The Business Insider, Harvard youth polls show that there are more people in the country than there are in the worldUSAYoung people are rightAIexiststart a careerThe impact in this area is clearly worrying。
THE RESULTS OF THE INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THE 18-29 YEAR OLD INTERVIEWEES OF 59% CONSIDERED AI A THREAT TO THEIR EMPLOYMENT PROSPECTS, OF WHICH 26% CONSIDERED IT A “SIGNIFICANT THREAT”, 33% A “MINOR THREAT”, AND ONLY 23% INDICATED THAT AI DID NOT POSE A THREAT。
IN CONTRAST, TRADITIONAL EMPLOYMENT STRESS FACTORS HAVE LESS INFLUENCE IN YOUNG PEOPLE ' S MINDS. INTERVIEWEES OF 48% CONSIDER "OUTSOURCING" AS A THREAT AND 31% BELIEVES THAT "IMMIGRATION" CAN AFFECT EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES。
Despite concerns, the use and confidence of young people in AI is increasing. According to the survey, 35% respondents often use large-language models (e.g. ChatGPT, Claude), while 52% expresses confidence in AI to help with learning or working tasks。
IN TERMS OF A SENSE OF MEANING FOR FUTURE WORK, 41% YOUNG PEOPLE EXPECT AI TO MAKE IT 'LESS', AND ONLY 14% THINK THAT AI WILL MAKE IT 'MORE'. MOREOVER, RESPONDENTS TO 44% BELIEVE THAT AI WILL "REDUCE OPPORTUNITIES", WHILE ONLY 14% BELIEVES THAT AI WILL "CREATE NEW OPPORTUNITIES"。
THE SURVEY WAS CONDUCTED ON 3-7 NOVEMBER 2025 AND COVERED 2040 YOUNG PEOPLE IN THE UNITED STATES, WITH A STATISTICAL ERROR OF ±2.94%。