Almost two in three young Australians think artificial intelligence will be used to eliminate jobs and only two per cent think it will create them.
Despite their concerns, more Aussies say they have a strong understanding of the technology and regularly use it to study and complete assignments.
Microsoft, KPMG and career platform Anyway revealed the contradictions on Tuesday from a survey of more than 1000 people under the age of 25, which found AI use had grown significantly since 2023.
The study comes a day after Pope Leo XIV called on governments and companies to carefully regulate AI technology, and weeks after the federal government launched a National AI Centre to guide its adoption.
The study, called Young Australians and the AI Workforce Transition, surveyed 1029 people between the ages of 15 and 24 years about their AI use.
