Why are so many Gen Zers not working?
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The Times
3.9 • 1.6K Ratings
🗓️ 12 February 2025
⏱️ 37 minutes
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Summary
The Times has unveiled a landmark survey of Generation Z. What are their attitudes towards modern Britain, sex, drugs and… mental health? 1 in 3 young people have sought help for their mental health and a growing number are on long-term sickness. So what’s going on?
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- Lara Spirit, Red Box Editor, The Times.
- Tanya Marwaha, mental health campaigner and Beyond Youth board member.
Host: Luke Jones.
Producer: Emily Webb.
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| 0:00.0 | In business, it pays to live in the real world. |
| 0:03.4 | It's the difference between knowing what people think. |
| 0:06.5 | And what's AI? |
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| 0:14.2 | And always from real people. |
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| 0:35.8 | who are experts in helping businesses get to grips with |
| 0:38.8 | emerging technologies, such as Gen AI. |
| 0:42.7 | PWC's research shows that around 40% of business decision makers say integrating Gen AI with |
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