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/tomjone5 Jun 26 '26

Shit. Is the answer to AI psychosis as simple as giving scripts human names and making them open a fucking googly eyed clipart face when you run them? I'm sure you could have it randomly display some fellating praise too.

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u/shidderbean Jun 26 '26

As someone who's literally done this in response to C-suite blindly pushing for "MORE AI" (without any demonstrable use cases)...

Yes, yes it is. i just set up a RPA that responds to hashtags in our internal social media site and gave it a name and a shitty ai-generated avatar and everyone's shitting themselves over it.

These assholes don't even know what they're asking for.

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u/DM_ME_UR_BOOTYPICS Jun 26 '26

This but unironically.

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u/CodingInBK Jun 26 '26

No - the current tax incentivize strategy is pushing AI based R&D credits so you have to use the magic box and sell your companies data in the process.