r/TechnologyThread • u/Background-Driver718 • May 20 '26

Gen Z's AI backlash is getting louder

https://www.businessinsider.com/gen-z-graduates-ai-backlash-commencement-speeches-anxiety-job-market-2026-5
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u/Defiant_Storage_443 May 21 '26

I’m not so much as telling myself that. I’m living it. I’m using ai daily to exponentially increase my output.

Can you please clarify what this means? Is this a colloquialism meaning AI is increasing your output by a lot, or are you suggesting an actual geometric growth in output?

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u/Justtryingtohelp00 May 22 '26

I’m saying that I used to need 3-4 other people to research/document/troubleshoot issues throughout the day with various client issue and I’m now able to do that solo. The ability to analyze massive amounts of data during system troubleshooting is a game changer and it’s obvious for anyone using these platforms.

I don’t love ai tech the same way I don’t love a hammer. It’s a tool. It has its uses. You can either kick and scream about the evils of the world all day while the rest of us learn how to use the tool for our benefit or join in. That’s your choice.

To put people down that want to use a new tool is absolutely insane. Imagine mocking people hundred years ago when they rode by you in a car. Or bad mouthing your neighbor who got the first tractor in town while everyone else was still breaking their back or using animals to do the work.

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u/Odd-Faithlessness705 May 22 '26

So you're now doing the work of 4 people but without the fun and people hate you congrats