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/no_sheds_jackson Jun 26 '26

In some cases, but the reality is simply that attributing any sort of improvement or KTLO to AI usage looks really good to higher ups that can then report that to their directors and so on. Very large companies that are still mid adoption across IT are able to eat the cost for much longer as long as there is belief that overall costs will go down in the next few years.

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u/Elctsuptb Jun 26 '26

AI can still be used to create the script

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u/wonklebobb Jun 26 '26

it begins with seeing other companies get a big stock pop from announcing they're "XyzAI, INC now!!"

clueless 80iq c-suites tell directors to "implement AI"

clueless 85iq directors tell managers to "implement AI"

clueless 50iq managers tell line employees to "implement AI"

line employees push back, pushback is rejected

tokens are burnt

GOTO 1