As artificial intelligence (AI) becomes embedded in entrepreneurial practice, an unresolved question is whether age shapes founders’ perceptions of its opportunities and risks. Drawing on diffusion-of-innovations and technology adoption theories, this study examines whether age cohorts differ in their perceived benefits of AI, perceived risks, and short-term expectations regarding AI’s business impact. Using data from the 2024 Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM) survey for Slovenia, we analyze ordinal indicators across all three domains. Bivariate comparisons using Mann–Whitney U tests with effect sizes are complemented by multivariate ordinal logistic regression models controlling for sector, education, and gender. The analysis reveals an asymmetrical age gap in AI perceptions. Younger entrepreneurs report higher perceived benefits and more positive impact expectations, while AI-related risk perceptions do not vary by age. Multivariate analyses show that age effects on perceived benefits are context-dependent, whereas age remains a robust predictor of future-oriented impact expectations. The study offers a theoretically grounded and methodologically transparent analysis integrating technology adoption frameworks with entrepreneurial psychology. Practically, it underscores the need for differentiated AI-readiness initiatives that address age-related differences in strategic orientation and preparedness. Future research could further explore the roles of capabilities, industry context, and entrepreneurial experience.

Študenti so ključni del Univerze v Mariboru, saj ta brez njih načeloma ne bi obstajala. Skozi desetletja se je število študentov povečevalo in danes jih po podatkih Oddelka za izobraževanje in študij Univerze v Mariboru na Univerzi v Mariboru študira že več kot 15.000. Vseskozi je bilo prisotno njihovo vključevanje v aktivnosti zastopanja študentskih interesov in razvoja obštudijskih dejavnosti na lokalni in nacionalni ravni. Slednje ima pomembno vlogo, saj prispeva k razvoju kompetenc, socialne mreže in kakovosti študentskega življenja. Študentsko predstavništvo predvsem preko študentskih svetov zagotavlja zastopanje pravic in interesov študentov ter omogoča njihovo soodločanje. Univerza v Mariboru študentom omogoča soudeležbo v upravljanju, saj so predstavniki prisotni v vseh organih odločanja, vključno s prorektorjem in prodekani za študentska vprašanja. Študenti so aktivno sooblikovali univerzo in prispevali k njenemu trenutnemu položaju v Sloveniji in tujini, njeni internacionalizaciji ter širšemu družbenemu razvoju.

Študenti so ključni del Univerze v Mariboru, saj ta brez njih načeloma ne bi obstajala. Skozi desetletja se je število študentov povečevalo in danes jih po podatkih Oddelka za izobraževanje in študij Univerze v Mariboru na Univerzi v Mariboru študira že več kot 15.000. Vseskozi je bilo prisotno njihovo vključevanje v aktivnosti zastopanja študentskih interesov in razvoja obštudijskih dejavnosti na lokalni in nacionalni ravni. Slednje ima pomembno vlogo, saj prispeva k razvoju kompetenc, socialne mreže in kakovosti študentskega življenja. Študentsko predstavništvo predvsem preko študentskih svetov zagotavlja zastopanje pravic in interesov študentov ter omogoča njihovo soodločanje. Univerza v Mariboru študentom omogoča soudeležbo v upravljanju, saj so predstavniki prisotni v vseh organih odločanja, vključno s prorektorjem in prodekani za študentska vprašanja. Študenti so aktivno sooblikovali univerzo in prispevali k njenemu trenutnemu položaju v Sloveniji in tujini, njeni internacionalizaciji ter širšemu družbenemu razvoju.

Students are a key part of the University of Maribor, which would not exist in principle without them. Over the decades, the number of students has grown and today there are more than 15,000 students studying at the University of Maribor. Their involvement in activities to represent student interests and develop extra-curricular activities at the local and national level has been ever-present. The latter plays an important role as it contributes to the development of competences, social networks and the quality of student life. Student representation, particularly through student councils, ensures the representation of students' rights and interests and enables their participation in decision-making. The University of Maribor enables students to participate in governance, as representatives are present in all decision-making bodies, including the Vice-Rector and the Vice-Deans for Student Affairs. Students have thus actively co-shaped the University and contributed to its current position in Slovenia and abroad, to its internationalisation and to its broader social development.