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4 stories taggedGen Z.

Everyday AI
Fed up with swiping, Gen Z students are letting an AI pick their dates
Ditto, a text-message matchmaking service with 150,000 sign-ups, skips the app entirely and sends college students on a blind date every Wednesday at 7 PM.
4 min read

Policy
Stanford Students Walked Out on Google's CEO at Graduation. Here Is What They Actually Wanted.
More than a hundred students left during Sundar Pichai's commencement speech at Stanford. Their grievances went far beyond artificial intelligence.
3 min read

Everyday AI
Young Adults Are Turning to AI for Emotional Intimacy. Should We Be Concerned?
A new wave of AI companion apps is filling a loneliness gap that many in their twenties say their human relationships no longer can. Alice Lassman, who has covered Gen Z for four years, says she has watched the shift happen in real time.
3 min read

Policy
Meet Gowanus, the Garbage-Born Puppet Fronting America's New Luddite Movement
A puppet made from Brooklyn dumpster scraps gave a podcast interview with a handwritten contract. The people behind it want you to slow down, look up, and ask who tech actually serves.
3 min read