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Gen Z gets heat for booing AI, but their lives have been disrupted by tech more than any generation since WW2

Nypost · · 980 words · By Rikki Schlott
Technological Displacement Mental Health and Gen Z Generational Conflict
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“Those born between 1997 and 2012 have experienced one historically seismic disruption after another”
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Wikipedia and multiple web sources confirm that Generation Z is defined as the cohort born between 1997 and 2012.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Ford F-Series is a series of light-duty trucks marketed and manufactured by the Ford Motor Company since model year 1948 as a range of full-size pickup trucks — positioned between Ford's Ranger an…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Mazda Capella, also known as the 626 in Europe, North America and Southeast Asia, is a mid-size car that was manufactured by Mazda from 1970 until 2002. Sold in the Japanese domestic market under …
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“former Google CEO Eric Schmidt who was jeered by University of Arizona students”
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Multiple independent web sources (Hindustan Times, YouTube, and another news report) confirm that former Google CEO Eric Schmidt was booed by students at the University of Arizona during a graduation speech regarding AI.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Eric Emerson Schmidt (born April 27, 1955) is an American businessman and former computer engineer who was the chief executive officer of Google from 2001 to 2011 and the company's executive chairman …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eric_Schmidt
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Merops is a system for countering enemy unmanned aerial systems, or drones. It is being developed by the California-based Project Eagle, a venture of former Google CEO Eric Schmidt. The Merops system …
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Special Competitive Studies Project (SCSP) is a non-partisan U.S. think tank and private foundation focused on technology and security. Founded by former Google CEO Eric Schmidt in October 2021, S…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special_Competitive_Studies_Pr…
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“graduation speaker entrepreneur Gloria Caulfield announced during her speech that “the rise of artificial intelligence is the next Industrial Revolution” and was visibly stunned by the sea of boos”
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The provided evidence for this claim consists of general definitions of entrepreneurship and lists of alumni/converts, but contains no mention of Gloria Caulfield, her speech, or being booed at the University of Central Florida.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Fordham University is a private, Roman Catholic research university located in New York City, New York, United States. Founded in 1841, it is the oldest Catholic institution of higher education in the…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This is a list of people associated with the University of San Francisco.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This article lists nations, groups or tribes, as well as notable individuals, who have converted to Judaism. This article does not differentiate between the different branches of Judaism. See also Who…
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“A 2026 Gallup survey found that they are considerably more angry about AI and considerably less excited or hopeful about the tech than they were just last year.”
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The evidence provided contains general information about the year 2026 and Generation Z, but there is no mention of a Gallup survey from 2026 regarding Gen Z's anger or hope concerning AI.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Generation Z (or Gen Z for short), colloquially known as Zoomers, is the demographic cohort succeeding Millennials and preceding Generation Alpha. Members of Generation Z, were born between the mid-to…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Generation Z, often shortened to Gen Z and informally known as Zoomers, is the demographic cohort succeeding Millennials and preceding Generation Alpha. Researchers and popular media use the mid-to-la…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Generation_Z
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“The class of 2025 sent almost double the number of job applications than the class of 2024 did”
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The evidence provided contains dictionary definitions of 'graduating' and general info about the year 2025, but no data comparing job application numbers between the class of 2024 and 2025.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — 2025 (MMXXV) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar, the 2025th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 25th year of the 3rd millennium and the 2…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Project 2025 (also known as the 2025 Presidential Transition Project) is a political initiative published in April 2023 by the Heritage Foundation with the goal of reshaping the U.S. federal governmen…
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“40% of employers expect to reduce their workforce due to AI automation”
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Multiple independent web sources, including references to World Economic Forum (WEF) data, state that 40% of employers anticipate reducing their workforce due to AI automation.
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web search NEUTRAL — Roles created because of or related to AI. Unfilled positions for reasons tied to AI-related activities. Efforts to retrain the workforce as a result of AI.40% The percentage of global leaders who ant…
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web search NEUTRAL — The WEF data also shows that 40% of employers anticipate reducing their workforce in areas where AI can automate tasks.If your current employer is not investing in AI training, that itself is a signal…
https://www.metaintro.com/blog/why-ai-wont-replace-most-jobs…
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web search NEUTRAL — 40 percent of employers anticipate reducing their workforce specifically where AI can automate tasks.Google AI Mode Can Now Use Gmail, Photos to Personalize Search Results.
https://www.eweek.com/news/jobs-report-ai-workforce-reductio…
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“researchers like social psychologist Jonathan Haidt, that smart technology is correlated with unprecedented levels of anxiety and mental health issues among young people”
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Multiple sources confirm that social psychologist Jonathan Haidt has researched and argued (specifically in his book 'The Anxious Generation') that smartphone/smart technology use is correlated with a mental health crisis and increased anxiety in young people.
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web search NEUTRAL — In this episode, my guest is Dr. Jonathan Haidt, Ph.D., professor of social psychology at New York University and bestselling author on how technology and cu...
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web search NEUTRAL — The social psychologist Jonathan Haidt’s new book The Anxious Generation delivers an urgent call for action. Haidt argues that the evidence is in. Teenagers’ widespread use of smartphones is causing a…
https://theconversation.com/have-smartphones-created-an-anxi…
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web search NEUTRAL — Ten problems with Jonathan Haidt’s book.Haidt says technology hurts adolescents’ mental health. Yet, adolescents are not helpless or passive. They creatively use technology and social media to maximiz…
https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/parenting4digitalfuture/2024/05/15/h…
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“schools to this day still haven’t closed the gap back to pre-pandemic performance”
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Multiple reports indicate that student performance has not returned to pre-pandemic levels, specifically citing California (except Louisiana) and Utah math scores as remaining below pre-pandemic levels.
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web search NEUTRAL — Only Louisiana has returned to pre-pandemic levels for third-grade reading, Wakelyn said. The state, which doesn’t use the Smarter Balanced test, has high-quality curriculum and instructional material…
https://contracostaherald.com/despite-test-score-gains-calif…
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web search NEUTRAL — Filipino college students; gender differences; mental health assessment; post-pandemic; quantitative study. Abstract. This paper aims to look at the level of depression, anxiety, and stress experience…
https://journalofscience.ou.edu.vn/index.php/soci-en/article…
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web search NEUTRAL — The average Utah student is performing worse in math than their pre-pandemic peers. That's according to the latest release of the annual Education Scorecard, a project led by Harvard and Stanford univ…
https://www.kpcw.org/wasatch-county/2026-05-14/utah-math-sco…
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