The video suggests Gen Z uses AI for everything from daily tasks to complex problem-solving.

The Fact Check: Absolutely True.

Recent data shows that AI adoption among the youth is nearly universal. By early 2026, reports indicated that up to 90% of Zoomers were using AI tools. Furthermore, 67% of early-career software developers use AI daily in their workflows.

However, the assumption that frequent use equals expertise is a trap. Analysts draw a sharp line between AI Fluency (the ability to generate a good prompt) and AI Literacy (understanding an AI’s limitations, biases, and when it is hallucinating). Gen Z is highly fluent, but literacy still requires foundational human expertise.

The Hidden Cost: Mentorship and Soft Skills

Perhaps the most alarming shift isn’t just about hard knowledge, but human connection. The Vantage report touches on the hidden costs of an AI-dependent world.

The Fact Check: The data shows a growing human disconnect.

When Gen Z gets stuck at work, who do they ask? According to TalentLMS, 47% of Gen Z professionals say they get better guidance from AI than from their actual human managers. Furthermore, 39% report interacting less with their colleagues because they can just ask an AI instead.

While 66% of Gen Z say AI has positively impacted their “hard skills,” bypassing human interaction risks severely underdeveloping interpersonal skills, emotional intelligence, and teamwork.

The Pariganaka Verdict: Evolution or Extinction?

The Vantage broadcast is right to issue a warning. If young professionals in Sri Lanka and globally use AI as a replacement for learning, they will face cognitive atrophy. In a highly competitive job market, those who only know how to copy-paste ChatGPT outputs will be easily replaced by the very AI they rely on.

However, it is not the “end of expertise”—it is a pivot. The future belongs to those who use AI as a collaborator to accelerate their workflow, while still doing the hard, analog work of building their own mental knowledge base.

Gen Z, AI Is Destroying Your Knowledge Base: End Of Expertise? | Vantage Edit

This Firstpost Vantage episode delves into the concept of cognitive atrophy and explores how the over-reliance on artificial intelligence might be threatening genuine expertise among younger generations.