We asked our Gen Z and millennial reporters and editors about AI agents. Here's where they split.
Members of Business Insider's economy team chat about their thoughts on AI agents. Bartie Scott/Business Insider I spoke with my colleagues at Business Insider to hear their thoughts on AI agents. Opinions varied. Millennials on the team were cautiously optimistic, seeing potential for efficiency in daily tasks. Gen Zers seemed skeptical and worried about privacy concerns and scams. Everyone is talking about AI agents — and Business Insider's reporters and editors are no different. Agents go a step beyond chatbots and are capable of planning and achieving multi-step tasks. This can range from making a restaurant reservation to inviting a friend for lunch to buying clothes you are on the lookout for. To get a sense of how members of different generations feel about the emerging world of AI agents, I, a Gen Z fellow on the Business Insider Economy team, talked to my colleagues, spanning from Gen Z to elder millennials, about their stances on the divisive topic. While the younge...
