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Gen Z is over-relying on AI at work—and it could cost them their careers

Half of workers today say they’re relying on AI too heavily, according to a new study from software firm GoTo and Workplace Intelligence.

By Jake AngeloMay 19, 2026
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We studied 6,000 executives and found the real reason 70% of transformations fail
By Julia Dhar, Kristy R. Ellmer and Philip JamesonMay 19, 2026
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College students are booing commencement speakers celebrating AI, but the wave of hate hasn’t stopped them from using it to cheat on their exams
By Sasha RogelbergMay 19, 2026
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Billionaire Ken Griffin used to dismiss AI as ‘garbage.’ Here’s why he changed his mind—and why he’s ‘depressed’
By Nick LichtenbergMay 18, 2026
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By Fortune EditorsMay 19, 2026
Employers are quietly pausing 401(k) matches again. The last time this happened was the 2008 recession and Covid
Employers are quietly pausing 401(k) matches again. The last time this happened was the 2008 recession and Covid
By Courtney Vinopal and HR BrewMay 18, 2026
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‘Change the World’ idealism is dying in Silicon Valley. We’ll miss it when it’s gone
Commentary‘Change the World’ idealism is dying in Silicon Valley. We’ll miss it when it’s gone
By Jonathan WeberMay 19, 2026
Professional businesswoman working at a desk while interacting with an AI assistant on a tablet screen. The scene shows a modern office environment with notebook, laptop, and digital tools, representing productivity, smart technology, and digital transformation in business. Ideal for concepts related to artificial intelligence, remote work, automation, business innovation, and modern office lifestyle.
NewslettersCFOs could cut agentic AI costs up to 60% by fixing this overlooked data problem
By Sheryl EstradaMay 19, 2026
Parag Agrawal speaking onstage.
Big TechParag Agrawal’s AI startup wants to pay publishers when AI agents use their work
By Beatrice NolanMay 19, 2026
Don’t hold your breath for the great AI job reshuffle, says Goldman Sachs—there’s little evidence of ‘too many coders and not enough plumbers’
InvestingDon’t hold your breath for the great AI job reshuffle, says Goldman Sachs—there’s little evidence of ‘too many coders and not enough plumbers’
By Eleanor PringleMay 19, 2026
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AIDeepSeek and China’s AI boom are increasingly powered by state money
By Lily Mae LazarusMay 19, 2026
Top CD rates today, May 19, 2026: Lock in up to up to 4.20%
Personal FinanceTop CD rates today, May 19, 2026: Lock in up to up to 4.20%
By Glen Luke FlanaganMay 19, 2026
The top high-yield savings rates: Up to 5.00% on May 19, 2026
Personal FinanceThe top high-yield savings rates: Up to 5.00% on May 19, 2026
By Glen Luke FlanaganMay 19, 2026
Yahoo Finance's AlphaSpace is live as of May 19.
InvestingExclusive: Yahoo Finance is building a Bloomberg Terminal for everyone else
By Nick LichtenbergMay 19, 2026
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Success350 hiring managers gave their honest thoughts about Gen Z—and only 8% believe they’re ready for the workforce
By Emma BurleighOctober 7, 2025
  • One of Europe’s youngest banking execs enjoys answering emails on vacation: ‘It’s less about switching off and more about switching perspective’
    SuccessOne of Europe’s youngest banking execs enjoys answering emails on vacation: ‘It’s less about switching off and more about switching perspective’
    By Orianna Rosa RoyleOctober 2, 2025
Bernie Sanders
Success100 million jobs could be wiped out from the U.S. alone thanks to AI, warns Senator Bernie Sanders
By Preston ForeOctober 7, 2025
John Chambers
SuccessFormer Cisco CEO John Chambers navigated the dot-com crash—now he sees the same red flags with AI
By Jessica CoacciOctober 7, 2025
A 19-year-old NBA intern landed a private meeting with LA Clippers CEO from a cold email—she told him ‘to do work that you can do for free’
SuccessA 19-year-old NBA intern landed a private meeting with LA Clippers CEO from a cold email—she told him ‘to do work that you can do for free’
By Orianna Rosa RoyleOctober 7, 2025
Robert McMahan
CommentaryColleges teach learning, but they’re not learning how to survive
By Robert K. McMahanOctober 7, 2025
How Visa wove AI into every facet of the company by approaching it as both a science and an art
AIHow Visa wove AI into every facet of the company by approaching it as both a science and an art
By Sage LazzaroOctober 7, 2025
  • Chief executive officer of Citigroup Jane Fraser visits FOX Business Network's "Mornings With Maria" at Fox Business Network Studios on May 29, 2025 in New York City.
    AICiti begins retraining 175,000 employees in working with AI: ‘great prompting versus basic prompting to generate impactful results’
    By Nino PaoliOctober 1, 2025
‘Our chapters will work for any enterprise’: Honeywell’s AI chiefs share the strategies that helped the firm mature its AI efforts
AI‘Our chapters will work for any enterprise’: Honeywell’s AI chiefs share the strategies that helped the firm mature its AI efforts
By Sage LazzaroOctober 7, 2025
Author Jenny Han
SuccessHow ‘The Summer I Turned Pretty’ writer went from library and Olive Garden shifts to building an empire with Netflix and Amazon deals
By Emma BurleighOctober 6, 2025
The Great Exit: Return-to-office demands and skyrocketing childcare push young mothers out of the workforce, KPMG research finds
EconomyThe Great Exit: Return-to-office demands and skyrocketing childcare push young mothers out of the workforce, KPMG research finds
By Ashley LutzOctober 6, 2025
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EconomyAmerica saw ‘essentially no job growth’ last month, warns Moody’s, and any roles added were in three wealthy states
By Eleanor PringleOctober 6, 2025
Larry Summers praises Ford CEO Jim Farley’s concept of the essential economy because it doesn’t ‘fetishize manufacturing’
EconomyLarry Summers praises Ford CEO Jim Farley’s concept of the essential economy because it doesn’t ‘fetishize manufacturing’
By Jason MaOctober 5, 2025
  • Lyft CEO David Risher says driving for the company is a ‘little bit like being a therapist and a bartender’
    C-SuiteLyft CEO David Risher says driving for the company is a ‘little bit like being a therapist and a bartender’
    By Fortune EditorsOctober 1, 2025
The job market is weak and getting weaker, top economist says, while Trump looks to the future
EconomyThe job market is weak and getting weaker, top economist says, while Trump looks to the future
By Jason MaOctober 5, 2025
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LawTrump sued over $100k H-1B visa fee that has ‘thrown employers, workers and federal agencies into chaos’
By Martha Bellisle and The Associated PressOctober 5, 2025
MasterClass CEO David Rogier
SuccessMasterClass founder says CEOs who are not using AI daily are only 80% as good as their peers—he’s saved an entire day of work thanks to a custom GPT
By Preston ForeOctober 5, 2025
Jim Farley, President and CEO of Ford Motor Company, speaks at a Ford Pro Accelerate event on September 30, 2025 in Detroit, Michigan.
Future of WorkFord CEO Jim Farley hopes AI will help blue-collar workers, but ‘it’s hard to say that today’
By Nino PaoliOctober 4, 2025
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CommentaryHow entrepreneurs outside the inner circle can break through
By Samantha Dewalt, Willy Das and Sarah MaokosyOctober 4, 2025
Derya Matras
C-SuiteMeta VP: AI is the best thing in advertising – if we use it right
By Derya MatrasOctober 4, 2025
Astronaut says Gen Z often quits when things get uncomfortable—here’s the Jeff Bezos Blue Origin training that taught her to push through
SuccessAstronaut says Gen Z often quits when things get uncomfortable—here’s the Jeff Bezos Blue Origin training that taught her to push through
By Orianna Rosa RoyleOctober 4, 2025
North Korean agents pretending to be IT guys have funneled up to $1 billion into Kim Jong Un’s nuclear program
MagazineNorth Korean agents pretending to be IT guys have funneled up to $1 billion into Kim Jong Un’s nuclear program
By Amanda GerutOctober 4, 2025
Alexandr Wang
SuccessGen Z billionaire Alexandr Wang tells 13-year-olds they should be more like Bill Gates, who snuck out of the house to code at night
By Jessica CoacciOctober 3, 2025
Ford CEO reveals that he made sure his Gen Z son ‘had a summer job where he learned how to weld, to fabricate, to really work with his hands’
SuccessFord CEO reveals that he made sure his Gen Z son ‘had a summer job where he learned how to weld, to fabricate, to really work with his hands’
By Nick LichtenbergOctober 3, 2025
LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 29: Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves speaks on stage during day two of the Labour Party conference at ACC Liverpool on September 29, 2025 in Liverpool, England.
EconomyUK chancellor pledges ‘youth guarantee’ for Gen Zers 18 months out of work: a job, a trade, or college placement
By Nino PaoliOctober 3, 2025
Jim Farley
Success‘I don’t know why I need to go to college’: Ford CEO says his Gen Z son worked as a mechanic and wondered if the 4-year degree was still worth it
By Nick LichtenbergOctober 2, 2025
Jane Goodall
SuccessJane Goodall was my mentor and friend, inspiring my career change when I was a 23-year-old former NFL cheerleader
By Mireya Mayor and The ConversationOctober 2, 2025
An illustration of a human and a robot sitting in front of computers working.
AIThe AI jobs apocalypse is not yet upon us, according to new data
By Beatrice NolanOctober 2, 2025
Jerome Powell
EconomyThe Gen Z hiring nightmare is real, but AI is a ‘lightning strike’ not a ‘house fire,’ Yale economist says
By Eva RoytburgOctober 2, 2025
Mark Cuban on AI powering new American Dream: ‘Great democratizer’ for Gen Z
AIMark Cuban on AI powering new American Dream: ‘Great democratizer’ for Gen Z
By Marco Quiroz-GutierrezOctober 2, 2025
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SuccessWhite House layoff threats and the greatest resignation in American history highlight paycheck uncertainty—here’s how to prepare if it happens to you
By Jessica CoacciOctober 2, 2025
Ryan Roslansky, CEO, LinkedIn
SuccessMore bad news for Gen Z grads: Even LinkedIn’s CEO is saying the future of work won’t belong to people with degrees anymore
By Emma BurleighOctober 2, 2025
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Future of Work‘We need pre-meetings to prepare for big meetings’: Why remote work is making your day longer, more transactional and more annoying
By Peter Cappelli and Ranya NehmehOctober 2, 2025
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