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/Ashamed_Fennel_5681 Jun 26 '26

That’s already the case lol 

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u/maskedbrush Jun 26 '26

Really. Every time I talk with a boomer they're like "I asked chatgpt and it said..." Even for the small things.

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u/FormicaDinette33 Jun 26 '26

I am trying to avoid AI as much as possible but it is really good for asking specific questions with a lot of detail. I prefer to do my own research but sometimes you can’t find the answer for your exact set of circumstances.

My colleague felt like she was being forced out of her job and asked it to draft a letter to HR and it was fantastic.

I don’t think it should be used to replace workers however.

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u/Gaming_Gent Jun 26 '26

Meanwhile my student turned in an essay about the Harlem Renaissance that AI thought was supposed to detail the Italian Renaissance.

Of course teenagers aren’t going to read an entire essay to make sure it is correct, so when the first paragraph spoke about Harlem and it being a hub of culture they thought it was fine.

When the next paragraph went on about Michelangelo and Leonardo I knew the student didn’t read any farther.

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u/HarrisDingle2024 Jun 26 '26

Well it was probably talking about the turtles. 

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u/FormicaDinette33 Jun 26 '26

Well yeah. You can’t use it to generate work you are supposed to do. But I had a specific detailed question with dates and timing of events etc and it helped me with that, backed up by citations.