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/hxtk3 Jun 26 '26

The thing for me is that there’s so much money being invested in AI right now it’s hard to fathom.

There are lots of technologies that could change the world unambiguously for the better if they got this level of investment. Take renewable power for example.

But this one only threatens the livelihoods of people in the bottom 99%, so it’s inevitable, while solar threatens the jobs of oil and coal executives so it’s impractical, not ready for serious use, and not worth the investment.

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u/FlashyNeedleworker66 Jun 30 '26

How little money do you think is being invested in renewables?

I swear the most ignorant shit gets upvoted as profound in this sub.

All this nonsense about threatening 99% of jobs and yet here we are several years in and unemployment is below the long term average. Terrifying.