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        "msgid": "once-adored-now-reviled-the-tech-leaders-young-people-distrust-most-1787104267",
        "date": "2026-08-19 07:45:00",
        "title": "Once Adored, Now Reviled: The Tech Leaders Young People Distrust Most",
        "author": "",
        "source": "CNBC",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Technology",
        "summary": "A CNBC Generation Labs survey of 1,088 young people aged 18-34 reveals deep distrust of technology executives over artificial intelligence. Palantir CEO Alex Karp is the least trusted at 81%, while Microsoft's Satya Nadella fares best at 65% distrust. Respondents also expressed concerns about AI's impact on careers and called for government regulation.",
        "content": "<p>Jakarta, CNBC Indonesia - Amid the rapid development of AI, many\nyoung people do not trust the bosses of companies developing the\ntechnology. A majority stated they do not trust these leaders to act\nresponsibly regarding AI.<\/p>\n<p>This was revealed in a survey conducted by CNBC Generation Labs. The\npoll received responses from 1,088 people aged 18-34.<\/p>\n<p>Satya Nadella, CEO of Microsoft, received the best score with 65%\ndistrusting him and 35% holding the opposite view. Meanwhile, Palantir\nCEO Alex Karp received the worst score, with 81% of respondents saying\nthey did not trust him.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, 75% of respondents said they did not trust Sundar Pichai,\nCEO of Alphabet. A nearly similar score was also obtained by Dario\nAmodei, leader of the rising company Anthropic.<\/p>\n<p>Peter Thiel, who leads Palantir, was distrusted by 79% of people.\nAround 70% of people said they did not trust well-known names such as\nSam Altman (CEO of OpenAI), Mark Zuckerberg (CEO of Meta), Jensen Huang\n(CEO of Nvidia) and Elon Musk (CEO of SpaceX).<\/p>\n<p>In the same report, the young people were also asked about AI\ndevelopment. Not many of them believed AI could help them.<\/p>\n<p>As many as 45% of respondents said AI would have a negative impact on\ntheir careers. Meanwhile, 10% believed AI could help their careers, as\ncited from CNBC International, Wednesday (19\/8\/2026).<\/p>\n<p>AI regulation was also deemed necessary. Some of them (40%) also said\nthere needed to be federal government rules governing AI.<\/p>\n<p>An expert body was also deemed necessary by 36% of respondents to\nimplement AI rules. Only a few respondents said AI did not need to be\nregulated (8%).<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, data centres were also included in the report. Most\nrespondents (60%) said data centre construction needed to be slowed\ndown, and only 15% supported acceleration.<\/p>\n<p>Perceptions of technology company bosses have changed drastically. In\nthe early days of the internet, technology companies with various\ninnovations and flexible working methods had a good reputation.<\/p>\n<p>Tech bosses such as Microsoft founder Bill Gates, Google founders\nSergey Brin and Larry Page, or Apple founders Steve Jobs and Steve\nWozniak were inspirations and even idols for young people.<\/p>",
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