Japan Times TechMay 22, 2026May 22, 2026, 13:00 JST1 min read

Young workers express dread over AI's impact on jobs and daily life as AI systems become mainstream

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Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt told graduating University of Arizona students this week that AI's impact would be "larger, faster, and more consequential" than anything before.
A sense of dread is deepening among young "digital natives" entering the workforce, fearful of how AI systems like ChatGPT, Claude, and Gemini will reshape industries, markets, jobs, and daily life.

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