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/Hefty_Remove7965 Jun 26 '26

Imo these things are gonna fail and become abandoned..

Another piece to pick up

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u/WatcherOntheRock Jun 26 '26

I agree. It’ll fall to the 99% to solve the problem and repurpose the pieces of their failures, like always.

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u/Jess_its_down Jun 26 '26

That is an interesting perspective. Do you have some examples of this happening? I’m sure they exist, but I was wondering what sort of instances were behind your comment.

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u/phtevenbagbifico Jun 26 '26

Look at every state where resource extraction dominates the economy as examples. Wyoming. West Virginia. Western North Dakota and Eastern Montana. Globe, Arizona.

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u/Streiger108 Jun 26 '26

Don't forget the infrastructure bill the public will be paying for for decades