#AI backlash
7 stories taggedAI backlash.
Americans are souring on AI faster than the industry can spin it
From data centers in backyards to a landmark social media settlement, public anger at big tech is showing up in election campaigns, boardrooms, and IPO filings.
Historian Jill Lepore thinks the 'artificial state' is doomed. Here's what she means.
With the midterms less than three months away, a leading American historian says the public backlash against AI and data centres could reshape the November vote.
Why Silicon Valley Still Does Not Understand the AI Backlash
More than half of Americans under 30 are more worried than excited about AI. Tech CEOs are diagnosing the wrong problem, and ordinary people are starting to notice.
AI Was Meant to Win Us Over. New Data Shows It's Doing the Opposite.
From Pew Research surveys to Republican Party memos, the signals are stacking up: public trust in AI is falling, not rising, and the industry is finally starting to say so out loud.
Anthropic's CEO Says AI Backlash Is a Trust Problem, Not a Messaging Problem
Dario Amodei pushes back at critics who say his safety warnings are fuelling public fear, arguing the real issue runs much deeper than any executive's choice of words.
People Are Pushing Back Against AI They Never Asked For, and It Is Working
From deepfake opt-outs to data centre protests, ordinary people are fed up with generative AI being forced into daily life. Companies are starting to listen.
Red State Voters Are Protesting AI Data Centers, and It's Scrambling American Politics
A unanimous vote in Hernando County, Florida to halt new data center construction is one sign of a spreading, bipartisan anger at the buildings powering the AI boom.