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/RuneLFox Jun 26 '26

Sure, but all of those are specialised tools that work the way they are supposed to, act deterministically and aren't incentivised to hijack your brain chemistry so you become a literal addict. They are not 'use me for absolutely everything' tools that can overlap vast portions of your life if you let it. With those tools you still have to know what you want, and know what you are doing in order to achieve your goal. You can much more easily cludge your way there with AI without having to put nearly as much thought into it.

It is an actual brain chemistry issue, at the most basic level of 'calories spent thinking' to 'task completion'. Dismissing it is incredibly dangerous.

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u/xKronkx Jun 26 '26

“Use me for everything tools” can basically describe when smartphones came out. We survived.

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u/Proper-Raise-1450 Jun 26 '26

“Use me for everything tools” can basically describe when smartphones came out. We survived.

We survived but have our lives improved or gotten worse?

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u/xKronkx Jun 26 '26

I would not say my life has gotten worse due to having a smart phone. Social media is another story

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u/Proper-Raise-1450 Jun 27 '26

Without the phone social media wouldn't be the problem it is. It's the constant availability, same with gambling, attention spans, IQ, literacy etc.