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Gen Z Decoded: How does Gen Z use artificial intelligence?
AI has long since arrived in everyday life. Kathi and Sophie explain what they use chatbots for, where they trust them - and what their limits are. more...
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Summarizing texts, developing ideas, searching for information: artificial intelligence has long been a natural tool for many young people. But what is it actually used for? Kathi and Sophie talk about this in the third episode of “Gen Z Decoded”.
The two talk about when they use AI tools, whether they use them to explain news or complex topics and what role AI plays in studies and training. The question of how far the use can go, for example in scientific work, is also discussed.
It's not just about practical applications, but also about trust: How reliable are AI answers? When do the two check information - and will AI change the way knowledge is sought and evaluated in the long term?
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A lot has been written and speculated about Generation Z: too addicted to cell phones, too apolitical, too sensitive, not interested enough in traditional news. There is no such thing as a “young target group” - even within Gen Z, information behavior, interests and media use differ considerably.
This is exactly where “Gen Z Decoded” comes in. Instead of analyzing young people from the outside, moderator Pauline Tillmann speaks with two representatives of this generation: Eva Katharina “Kathi” Puschmann, 22, and Sophie Wieners, 23, both members of the Südkurier youth editorial team in Konstanz.
In six 15-minute episodes, Kathi and Sophie talk about their own everyday lives, classify observations and question common ideas about their generation. It's not about speaking on behalf of an entire generation, but rather about making two personal perspectives visible and thereby enabling a more differentiated picture.
“Gen Z Decoded” is a podcast series in the taz panterstiftung’s “Free Speech” format, which was created locally and constructively as part of the taz panterstiftung’s 2026 Young Talent Project.