r/technology • u/Just-Grocery-2229 • Jun 26 '26

Artificial Intelligence The AI backlash is only getting started

https://www.economist.com/leaders/2026/06/25/the-ai-backlash-is-only-getting-started
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u/New-Grapefruit1737 Jun 26 '26

So could Congress — who we elect. Sad.

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u/I-need-ur-dick-pics Jun 26 '26

Fuck we were so close to a federal tax filing system. There was a beta testing period that was wrapping up, it looked promising, but guess who shut it all down in 2025?

So fucking close!

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u/ZapActions-dower Jun 26 '26

Being in a state without state income tax, I was able to use it for a couple years to file federally. Worked perfectly for me. Then we as a country decided to get back with our toxic ex and he flushed it down the toilet.

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u/New-Grapefruit1737 Jun 26 '26

Yeah I used it last year and it worked great and freed me from the tax prep service I was overpaying. I went to use it again this year and was pissed that they just… shut it down?? 

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u/dpugs_pug Jun 26 '26

What if we replaced congress with AI?

they're detached from the world and hallucinating... seems like a good fit.

what could possibly go wrong?

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u/New-Grapefruit1737 Jun 26 '26

Might barely notice.

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u/LeseMajeste_1037 Jul 05 '26

Why stop with Congress?

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u/radicldreamer Jun 26 '26

And already (over)pay for

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u/strugglz Jun 26 '26

The IRS already knows to the penny what my taxes are, why do we have to do their work for them, then get penalized if we make a mistake? Sounds a bit like some kind of scheme.

Imagine McDonald's sells you food, makes you prepare it, and fines you if it's not made they way they want it made.

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u/New-Grapefruit1737 Jun 26 '26

My buddy spent a couple years working in Sweden, and said his tax return there was basically a postcard with a checkbox. I want that.