{
  "id": 19151,
  "title": "Some Kids Will Never Think AI Is Cool",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/07/24/some-kids-will-never-think-ai-is-cool",
  "topic": "ai",
  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-07-24T10:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Wired Business",
    "slug": "wired-business",
    "url": "https://www.wired.com/story/some-kids-will-never-think-ai-is-cool/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Since the emergence of chatbots and the aggressive marketing campaigns surrounding large language models (LLMs), young people have developed a growing skepticism towards the hype surrounding artificial intelligence (AI). While many teens still utilize AI technology for school assignments and companionship, a significant portion of them cringes at the sight of AI-generated content, such as music and videos. Over half of the surveyed teenagers express concerns about misinformation and deepfakes propagated by AI. The attitudes of young individuals towards AI reveal a complex landscape of contradiction. Although AI adoption rates are high among America’s teens, enthusiasm remains mixed. According to a Pew Research report, while many teenagers perceive AI as beneficial personally, a quarter of them believe that AI will negatively impact society within the next two decades, citing job loss, the decline of critical thinking skills, and environmental impacts as their main concerns.\n\nUnlike previous technological advancements embraced by young people with enthusiasm, AI's reception is different. The moral panic surrounding AI does not stem from older generations; instead, it is fueled by the way adults and tech corporations push AI on them. Young people are not only turned off by the aggressive promotion of AI but are also acutely aware that their generation will bear the brunt of any disruption caused by AI. Consequently, this has led to widespread eye-rolling among young people. On various social media platforms, parents discuss their kids' distrust in AI, claiming that their children use the term \"AI\" to signify \"BS.\" Similarly, educators share that even students who use AI for their assignments are apprehensive about the consequences of AI and find the art produced by AI unappealing. WIRED interviewed young people, their parents, and their teachers to understand the reasons behind some kids' reluctance to join the AI bandwagon.",
  "summary": "“I think it should stand for artificial idiot,” one 9-year-old says. Here’s why kids of all ages are calling AI “disgusting” and “creepy.”",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}