Why read this: This short text tells students about a real problem in the news. Many young people in America do not trust AI. The reading shows three reasons in three short sections, so students can follow a clear cause and effect.
What to notice: Look at how the article is built in three small parts: schools, companies, and the government. Each part starts with a topic sentence. Notice the numbers in each part. They are small and easy to read, but each one tells you something important.
Skills practised: Students practise finding the main idea of a short news article. They practise reading simple numbers and matching each number to its group (schools, companies, or the government). They also practise telling fact from feeling in a clear news text.
Why many young people in America do not trust AI
Schools, companies, and the government did not help them
Tap any green word in the article to see its meaning.
Many young people in America do not trust AI. They watch the change the world around them. About 6 out of 10 young people think AI can help them earn money one day. So they believe in the technology. But they do not trust the people in charge of it. Schools, big companies, and the government did not help them get ready.
The first problem is school. AI is now a key skill at work. Workers need , which means they must know how to use AI tools. But most colleges did the opposite of helping. About half of college students say their school does not want them to use AI. Some schools even ban AI completely. So young people leave school without this important skill.
The next problem is jobs. Young people thought they could learn AI at work. But many companies stopped hiring new young workers. A Harvard report looked at 62 million workers. It found that fell by about 8 percent at companies that use AI. The companies did not fire people. They just stopped opening new jobs for young workers.
The last problem is the government. There is no big plan to help workers learn AI. There is no rule that schools must teach AI to children, the way they teach reading or math. Young people are left on their own. They feel that no one is helping them move into this new world of work.
What schools, companies, and the government do next will decide if this problem stays. Many young people still believe in AI. They just want fair help to use it. If nothing changes, their worry today may become a much bigger problem tomorrow.
Many young people in America do not trust AI. They watch the change the world around them. About 6 out of 10 young people think AI can help them earn money one day. So they believe in the technology. But they do not trust the people in charge of it. Schools, big companies, and the government did not help them get ready.
The first problem is school. AI is now a key skill at work. Workers need , which means they must know how to use AI tools. But most colleges did the opposite of helping. About half of college students say their school does not want them to use AI. Some schools even ban AI completely. So young people leave school without this important skill.
The next problem is jobs. Young people thought they could learn AI at work. But many companies stopped hiring new young workers. A Harvard report looked at 62 million workers. It found that fell by about 8 percent at companies that use AI. The companies did not fire people. They just stopped opening new jobs for young workers.
The last problem is the government. There is no big plan to help workers learn AI. There is no rule that schools must teach AI to children, the way they teach reading or math. Young people are left on their own. They feel that no one is helping them move into this new world of work.
What schools, companies, and the government do next will decide if this problem stays. Many young people still believe in AI. They just want fair help to use it. If nothing changes, their worry today may become a much bigger problem tomorrow.
Questions
Check your understanding
- 01
About how many young people think AI can help them earn money one day?
- 02
What do many colleges do with AI, according to the article?
- 03
What did the Harvard report find about companies that use AI?
- 04
Describe the three groups that the article says did not help young people with AI.
Suggested length: ~50 words
- 05
List three facts from the article that show young people are not getting enough help.
Suggested length: ~50 words
Questions
Check your understanding
- 01
About how many young people think AI can help them earn money one day?
- 02
What do many colleges do with AI, according to the article?
- 03
What did the Harvard report find about companies that use AI?
- 04
Describe the three groups that the article says did not help young people with AI.
Suggested length: ~50 words
- 05
List three facts from the article that show young people are not getting enough help.
Suggested length: ~50 words