top of page

AUSTRALIAN AI
Key Findings

Conducted by McCrindle - on behalf of Abel Movement

Al and personal connection

​

  • More than a quarter of Gen Z (27%) strongly or somewhat agree that Al is able to provide better advice on personal relationships than humans

 

  • The generations which leveraged dating apps have a more positive view of Al matching romantic partners. Gen Z (22%) & Gen Y (22%) are more likely to agree Al is better than humans at matching romantic partners than their alder counterparts Gen X (12%) & Baby Boomers (6%)

​

  • One quarter of Gen Z (25%) agree Al is able to provide the same emotional support that they can get from their friends

​

  • There is a similar level of agreement among all generations that Al will replace personal connections for those with no romantic prospects (33% Gen Z, 35% Gen Y, 30% Gen X, 34% Baby Boomers)

​

  • 48% of Australians agree Al will negatively impact emotional intelligence and empathy, and 44% agree it will diminish intimacy in human relationships

​

  • 37% agree Al will become so powerful that humans are no longer in control

​

 

Al and work

​

  • More than half of Gen Z (55%) agree that Al will reduce job opportunities

​

  • 38% of Australians agree Al will create new jobs that don't currently exist with Gen Z the most likely to agree (45%)

​

  • Australians with postgraduate qualifications most optimistic about the ability of Al to create new jobs with 57% agreeing

​

  • One third of Australians (33%) agree that Al will give people more time to pursue their passions outside work

​

  • 61% of Australians think it's important for the government to prioritise reskilling Australians to prepare them for the Al-driven workforce

​​

​

The role of government

​

  • 69% of Australians say it's extremely or very important for the government to support Al regulation compared to 42% who say it's important for the government to support Al development

​

  • Less than half of Australians (44%) believe capturing the voices of children and teens in Al policy discussions is important

​

  • Gen X and Gen Y are the strongest supporters (43% Gen Z & 48% Gen Y)

bottom of page