Younger Americans are increasingly willing to rely on artificial intelligence for personal advice even as many remain skeptical of dating apps, according to findings highlighted in a new Harris Poll roundup.
The weekly summary also points to a disconnect between classroom lessons and students' expectations for their futures, along with workplace technology problems that organizations say are consuming time and money.
The roundup draws from separate Harris Poll projects on relationships, education and workplace experience. It provides percentages and selected findings but does not include sample sizes, field dates or full methodological details for the surveys in the summary itself.
AI and dating habits shift among younger adults
Nearly a third of Gen Z and millennial respondents, 31%, said they trust AI's opinion more than the views of most people in their lives, the Harris Poll reported.
The findings also show limited use of paid dating services. Two-thirds of American singles, 67%, said they do not use dating apps, while 11% said they pay for a dating-app subscription.
Attitudes toward relationships formed through apps were especially negative among younger respondents. The roundup said 59% of Gen Z respondents described meeting through dating apps as “cringe.”
Interest in AI companionship extended beyond advice. About 26% of Americans, including 37% of Gen Z and millennials, said they would consider an AI partner if they were alone 20 years from now.
Students say schoolwork needs clearer relevance
A separate MilkPEP-Harris Poll found that 55% of students attributed their disengagement to class material that did not feel relevant to their future. Half of teenagers said social-media content seemed more relevant to their future than what they were learning in class.
The results did not suggest students wanted all learning reduced to short-form content. The poll said 95% would use YouTube for relevant long-form educational material, while 41% of teachers said they do not use short- or long-form social content in assignments.
Digital wellness expert Michael Rich said attention improves when young people understand why material matters and participate actively. He said online experiences should help teenagers direct their attention toward meaningful goals instead of merely holding it.
Meeting technology problems add up at work
The Logitech-Harris Poll portion of the roundup found overlapping claims of responsibility for workplace experience. Eighty-one percent of human-resources respondents said their department owns the function, compared with 76% in information technology, 74% on workplace-experience teams and 72% in real estate or facilities.
Among workplace-experience leaders in 11 countries, 30% said a single meeting-technology problem can cost an organization at least 16 minutes. Only 27% of organizations treated workplace experience as a core business strategy, according to the summary.
The roundup cited companies that changed how existing equipment and workspaces were managed. It said Mars standardized hardware and centralized device monitoring across 3,700 collaboration spaces, cutting average repair time by 70%. An unidentified bank was reported to have saved $2 million annually and reduced energy costs by 30% after aligning facility schedules with actual use of its spaces.
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