The next ten years of European tech innovation will be shaped by the digital habits of a generation that’s never known life without wi-fi. What do teens really want out of technology? And where do they intend to take it?
It’s not news to say that teenagers have embraced AI tools: 4 out of 10 (40%) use them daily or almost daily. And why? The vast majority (81%) say it improves their creativity. As many as 65% say it helps them come up with “new ideas or solutions to problems,” and 47% say it helps “explain difficult topics in different ways.” Yet, more than a quarter (28%) say their schools have not approved the use of any AI tools. “I think school is lagging behind,” says Ali, 18, from Sweden. “I think we should learn how to use AI in a better way than what we do now.”