A Gallup/Walton Family Foundation/GSV Ventures survey of 1,572 Gen Z respondents (fielded late Feb–early March 2026) finds AI adoption among the cohort has plateaued at roughly weekly use for ~50%, while excitement dropped 14 percentage points to 22% and anger rose 9 points to 31% year-over-year, making anger and anxiety the dominant sentiments. School AI policy adoption accelerated (rules in place at 74% of K-12 schools, up from 51% in 2025), and 41% of K-12 students report most classmates use AI for schoolwork when not permitted. For financial institutions, the data suggest that the youngest cohort of future knowledge workers is developing a complicated, compliance-driven rather than enthusiasm-driven relationship with AI, which has implications for long-run organic consumer adoption curves and enterprise workforce integration timelines.
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