#3 - OCTOBER 2024
Young talents take on AI
Generation Z has already accepted Artificial Intelligence (AI). These are the findings of a survey carried out by OpinionWay with over 1,100 students for SKEMA Business School and EY.
They were born between 1997 and 2010, at the same time as Facebook, the tablet and the smartphone. Naturally technology-literate, the young talents of Generation Z have already accepted that generative AI will be part of their daily working lives. This is what our barometer reveals: 64% of the students questioned plan to use generative AI (GenAI) in their first job. And 59% would be attracted by an employer who offered them a position requiring this skill. This generation sees GenAI as not only a tool for efficiency, but also a way of standing out in the job market.
It’s not just a matter of curiosity. Gen Z plans to use these tools creatively and strategically to improve their performance and job satisfaction. Its representatives are aware of not only the challenges (for 80%, it raises ethical issues) but also the opportunities offered by this technology. This enthusiasm goes hand in hand with a pragmatic vision of their careers: they see GenAI as a ship to help them navigate a constantly changing professional environment.
Young talents not only want to be involved in generative AI; they also have high expectations of their employers. As well as technological expertise, they are looking for companies that value well-being in the workplace and offer career development and good pay prospects. This twofold demand for technological skills and optimal working conditions reflects a generation determined to strike a good life/work balance. Thanks to AI?
64 %
of young talents said they were
TRAINING THEMSELVES ON GENAI
of young talents think their
EMPLOYERS HAVE A ROLE TO PLAY IN THEIR TRAINING ON GENAI