New analysis: AI’s workplace divide is running through the generations

Gen X workers express more positive views of their employers’ use of artificial intelligence than millennials and Gen Z workers, according to a Glassdoor analysis of employee reviews. The findings point to a growing workplace divide: senior employees often see AI as a useful tool or a business opportunity, while younger workers more often connect …

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Stanford study finds widening AI impact on entry-level jobs

Young workers in occupations most exposed to AI are seeing substantially weaker employment prospects, while older employees have so far been largely spared, according to updated research from Stanford economists. Kyle Orland reports for Ars Technica that the researchers identify a widening gap for workers aged 22 to 25. Employment in the most AI exposed …

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What 250,000 Claude conversations reveal about human trust in AI

Anthropic has released findings from a pilot program that allowed three outside research groups to study aggregated data from roughly 250,000 Claude and Claude Code conversations. One study found that users delegate consequential tasks to the AI more often than earlier research had suggested, especially when seeking professional legal or financial guidance. Kunal Handa and …

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AI anxiety is growing, and young adults are leading the shift

A majority of Americans now say they feel more concerned than excited about artificial intelligence becoming part of daily life. The share has risen to 52%, from 37% in 2021, according to a new survey by Colleen McClain and Eugenie Park for Pew Research Center. The findings challenge the assumption that younger people are broadly …

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Report: Google AI Mode keeps users on Google, and the web is paying the price

Google’s expansion of AI-powered search is raising fresh concerns that the company could weaken the open web by keeping users inside its own products. Kate Conger reports for The New York Times that publishers, retailers and other website operators are seeing search traffic fall as Google provides more answers directly through AI. Google’s AI Mode …

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Study finds AI advice reduces accuracy and raises confidence

Access to AI advice can make people less accurate while dramatically increasing their confidence, according to a study by researchers from universities in France and Italy. Participants were far less likely to acknowledge uncertainty after receiving AI input, even when the model gave unreliable answers. Ana Maria Constantin reports for The Next Web that the …

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Study: One in four long social posts is now fully AI-written

Max Spero, CEO of Pangram, writes in a company blog post that his firm’s AI detection tool has scanned over one million social media posts since April 2026, revealing how deeply generative AI has penetrated online writing. Users of Pangram’s Chrome extension can opt in to share anonymous scan data, and the resulting dataset covers …

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Are journalists getting dumber with AI? New study has answers

Journalists working with AI tools risk losing certain foundational skills while developing new ones, according to a new study published in Journalism Practice. Andrew Deck reports for Nieman Journalism Lab that researcher Shangyuan Wu of the National University of Singapore interviewed 14 working journalists in Singapore to explore this shift. The study builds on last …

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Why AI adoption fails to deliver business value

Companies pour billions into artificial intelligence, yet most fail to turn that investment into measurable business value. Colleen Jones writes for Content Science Review that this disconnect, which she calls the “AI strategy gap,” separates organizations that merely adopt AI tools from those that transform how they create value. The numbers support her argument. MIT …

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Young workers paying price of AI boom, and the data keeps getting worse

Artificial intelligence is shrinking job opportunities for young workers at an accelerating rate, according to new data from Stanford economist Erik Brynjolfsson and ADP Research. The findings, published through the newly launched Canaries Dashboard, draw on payroll records covering roughly one in six American workers across more than 730 occupations. The top-line numbers look calm. …

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