When Generation Beta asks their first questions, AI will likely answer before their parents do.

Thanks to a proliferation of AI tools since the launch of ChatGPT, children born in 2025 and thereafter will live in a world where artificial intelligence shapes their knowledge, decisions, and relationships.

Coined by Australian futurist Mark McCrindle, Generation Beta refers to children born between 2025 and 2039. In a recent report, McCrindle said that the digital and physical worlds will be seamless for Generation Beta.

“While Generation Alpha has experienced the rise of smart technology and artificial intelligence, Generation Beta will live in an era where AI and automation are fully embedded in everyday life—from education and workplaces to healthcare and entertainment,” he said.

Unlike previous generations, who once did not have access to generative AI, Gen Beta enters a world where AI is not only everywhere but may soon approach the singularity. 

Technological growth becomes uncontrollable and irreversible at this hypothetical future point, leading to drastic, unforeseeable changes in human civilization.

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