00:00Age Check, Millennials, and Gen Z, along with the new year, there's a new generation.
00:05Starting this 2025, it's called Generation Beta.
00:09And the first batch are the babies in the new year.
00:13Darlene Cai has a report.
00:15Crying
00:19The new born babies started crying along with the fireworks in welcoming the new year.
00:24Applause
00:27The new year baby brings hope, joy, and perseverance.
00:30The new year baby in Dagupan City is a double blessing for Calyx and KD.
00:35Crying
00:38Baby Rochelle didn't give the same happiness to her mother.
00:41She was the first to give birth to seven more babies in Ligao City, Albay.
00:46Aleya Jade is the new year baby of Dr. Jose Fabella Memorial Hospital in Manila.
00:54Her mother labored for almost 12 hours before she gave birth.
00:57It's really hard to labor.
00:59All the pain you will experience.
01:02But when you see the baby, everything will be gone.
01:05Worth it.
01:06Giving birth to them also started the new generation called Generation Beta.
01:12Or babies from the year 2025 to 2039.
01:16They are the generation that will benefit and use artificial intelligence or AI every day.
01:22According to social analyst and futurist Mark McRindle,
01:25their parents are from the generation of Millennials and Gen Z.
01:30Like Julia, a Gen Z and soon to be mom.
01:33Oh, I'm scared.
01:34You don't even know what's real anymore.
01:37I really have to be exposed to it to find out the limits of what AI could do.
01:43Our duty is to prepare them using the lessons of the past for a better future.
01:50But because of the growth of Millennials and Gen Z,
01:53according to McRindle,
01:54it is expected that Gen Beta will be more centered in the partnership of people and community.
02:00Darlene Cai reporting for GMA Integrated News.
02:20Transcribed by ESO. Translated by —