The AI industry is discovering that the public hates it

I am very concerned by the rise of political violence in the US, and I especially don't like how much support it gets on social media. Burning down a warehouse or shooting a politician does not make you a hero.

Re: The AI industry is discovering that the public hates it

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Post by Legend2440 » Sat, Apr 25, 2026, 9:27 PM UTC

atomicnumber3 wrote: post #3

navvyeanand wrote: post #2

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I agree, the hate against vaccines makes me sad.

GMOs too. Completely unjustified backlash for a technology with incredible potential.

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Post by balamatom » Sat, Apr 25, 2026, 9:28 PM UTC

The AI loves it, though!

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Post by greggoB » Sat, Apr 25, 2026, 9:28 PM UTC

navvyeanand wrote: post #2

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Mobilized by who, and how was that achieved?

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Post by anematode » Sat, Apr 25, 2026, 9:29 PM UTC

navvyeanand wrote: post #2

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The mobilizers, in this case, are almost entirely the people leading and deploying AI rather than any anti-AI agitators.

When someone hears from these leaders that there will be a white-collar "bloodbath", then sees enshittification in their daily lives from misapplication of the tech, can no longer trust any newly published photo, etc., it's the most rational response.

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Post by gpt5 » Sat, Apr 25, 2026, 9:30 PM UTC

Legend2440 wrote: post #5

I am very concerned by the rise of political violence in the US, and I especially don't like how much support it gets on social media. Burning down a warehouse or shooting a politician does not make you a hero.

Political polarization create tribalism, where people align their view with their tribe, and justify an increasingly more escalatory means to fight the "other side".