Young Adults Afraid AI Will Take Jobs
For the first time, most adults under 30 said they’re more concerned than excited about AI.
More than half (52%) of Americans said they are more concerned than excited about the increased use of artificial intelligence (AI) in daily life, which is up from 37% in 2021, according to a Pew Research Center survey conducted June 22-28.
Concern about AI is up among younger and older Americans alike since Pew first asked this question in 2021. But while the rise in the first two years was mainly among Americans ages 30 and older, concern continued to climb for adults under 30. For the first time, a majority of adults under 30 (55%) said they’re more concerned than excited about AI. About one-in-ten said they’re more excited than concerned, and roughly one-third feel both concern and excitement equally. The concern among younger Americans is now on par with those in their 30s and 40s, and those 65 and up. Excitement has dropped off since 2021 among all age groups.
Even in 2021, job loss was one of the top reasons Americans were concerned about AI. Now, Americans largely and increasingly think AI-related job loss is on the horizon. Most (71%) of adults think AI will lead to fewer jobs in the U.S. during the next two decades, up from 64% in 2024. Few (5%) said AI will lead to more jobs. One-in-ten said it won’t make much difference.
Now across most age groups, Pew found it’s more common for Americans to believe job losses will result from AI. Specifically, 73% of adults under 30 now said AI will lead to fewer jobs, up from 61% two years ago.
Miami Airport Crash Victims Identified as Plane Cleaning Crew
The five people killed on Sunday when an Amazon cargo jet ran off the runway at Miami International Airport and crashed into a van were professional cleaners that serviced airplanes, the Los Angeles Times reported.
After overrunning the runway while landing, the cargo jet slammed into a van on airport property, careened through a fence, and then smashed into an SUV on a city street. The cleaning team, who ranged in age from 47 to 75, were all inside the van, which was used to shuttle cleaning crews to planes. The van belonged to Professional Ocean Service Corp., a company that cleans planes. Although the company declined to comment on the crash out of respect for the families who lost loved ones, it released a statement commemorating the employees.
“Our employees are far more than the people who work beside us each day, they are family, and they are deeply loved,” the statement read. “Our hearts and prayers are with every employee and every family whose lives have been forever changed.”
The accident occurred when the Amazon jet was landing after a two-hour flight from Puerto Rico as storms brewed around the Miami airport. The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) said the plane barreled roughly 1,300 feet past the end of the runway.
Five other people were injured in the crash, including two in the van who remained hospitalized as of Tuesday evening, according to the Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office.
“It’s an incredibly tragic incident that has occurred,” said Miami-Dade Sheriff Rosie Cordero-Stutz. “One leaves their house to go to work, to visit family, to do what we normally do, without thinking that is even a possibility.”
The NTSB is investigating the crash and will focus on the lack of a system to slow and stop speeding jets. Miami is not one of the 120 U.S. airports that has lightweight, crushable material at the end of runways. The Federal Aviation Administration credits this system with saving around 500 lives.

