In a new land of fast-emerging changes to age-old career path principles, Samsung has released a conclusive study declaring nearly 70% of Gen Z side hustlers consider AI to be essential to their success. This generation no longer will settle for the norm, change lives through work, and adapt to new technologies to succeed.
The Rise Of The Side Hustle
The survey from Samsung consulted more than 5,000 people from France, Germany, Korea, the UK, and the US and exemplifies that being an entrepreneur should feature on the future of Gen Z. Close to half of full-time Gen Z employees also report that their jobs aren’t great, which has rejuvenated interest in side hustles. Indeed, a convincing 73% are considering launching their own ventures, with many already actively pursuing opportunities in the past year.
This change is particularly impressive considering the challenges young professionals face. Major obstacles to starting a side hustle include having strapped on time, but Gen Z is leveraging AI to overcome that.
Ai: An Essential Tool
The study indicates that 69% of Gen Z side hustlers are more likely to depend on AI as the resource that helps them with their work-related tasks as compared to the global average at 62%. Among the various side hustlers- whether that is a personal trainer or content creator-make extensive use of AI in such ways as
Summarizing documents and meeting notes
Researching
Finding inspiration
Making written or visual content
They tend to have high expectations from the AI and very much prefer integrated tools that add more to their existing devices, whether it is a smartphone or a PC.
Future Of Young Enterprise Owners
Stephanie Choi, EVP and Head of Marketing for Mobile eXperience Business at Samsung Electronics, highlighted such findings. “AI has created new skills, passions, and even career paths,” she said. “To a young entrepreneur, AI is essential.” To further innovation in this aspect, Samsung aims to let the transformative power of AI go on the users’ behalf: their new Galaxy Book AI PCs are just an effort to unleash it.
In fact, over 40% of young entrepreneurs need PCs to really manage side hustles efficiently while a jaw-dropping 83% in any case feel the need for connections among various devices to be seamless. Samsung’s new Galaxy AI brings a new chapter of productivity by supplying tools which intuitively connect with Galaxy phones so users can create and work from anywhere.
Conclusion: The Future Awaits
This research from Samsung holds some very interesting facts and paints a compelling picture regarding Gen Z’s changing relationship with work and technology. As more turn to AI to fuel their side hustles, it’s obvious this generation’s not only reacting to change but making it.
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