• Deutsche Glasfaser’s Digitalklimaindex 2026 flagged rising demand for digital education tools, with 46% expecting high personal relevance vs 41% in 2025.
• Under-30s reported heavy AI use for learning and work, led by AI translation at 76% vs 60% for the broader population.
• Attitudes skewed positive among 16- to 29-year-olds, with 64% seeing AI as an opportunity vs 34% viewing it as a risk.
• Virtual “AI teachers” remained divisive, with 16- to 29-year-olds split 47% in favor vs 48% opposed; 60- to 65-year-olds opposed 62%.
• Concerns persisted on second-order effects, with 62% of young respondents fearing AI erodes creativity; 56% expecting tougher job entry as firms deploy AI.

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