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A Wall Street Journal analysis of 4 million TikTok videos found AI backlash uniting creators across political lines, with anger directed at Flock Safety's AI license-plate cameras used by police and at data centers.
A podcast episode from The Verge discussing listener feedback on tech topics such as AI backlash, automation, and surveillance, with hosts reflecting on audience responses and broader tech criticism.
WIRED is hosting a livestream AMA on September 10 where experts will discuss the backlash against data centers, focusing on their role in the AI industry and implications for politics, business, and the environment.
Major YouTube creators are facing backlash for promoting the AI platform Higgsfield and its Seedance 2.5 tool without disclosing potential paid partnerships, sparking criticism over transparency and the impact of AI on creative industries.
The article examines the growing public backlash against AI and Silicon Valley's failure to understand its roots, citing surveys that show widespread concern about AI's impacts on jobs, relationships, and critical thinking.
The article reports on the growing public distrust towards AI in the US, citing multiple polls and reports, and highlights how this sentiment is becoming a business challenge for tech companies.
Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei attributes AI backlash to a crisis of trust rather than his own warnings, emphasizing that AI companies must deliver on promised benefits to improve public perception.
A Wired piece reports that the public backlash against generative AI is prompting real changes at companies like LinkedIn, Snapchat, and Substack, even as Americans' familiarity with AI grows alongside negative attitudes and consent concerns.
An opinion piece reacting to the backlash against Hank Green for using AI in his YouTube work, arguing the community's response is disproportionate and shifting the author's view on AI.
A Wired podcast roundup covering ICE's DNA collection, SpaceX's rocket crashing into the Moon, growing AI backlash including AI slop and the White House's secretive AI cybersecurity plan, plus data center politics.
A Verge Decoder podcast episode explores the growing bipartisan backlash against AI data centers, featuring reporting from Hernando County, Florida, where a conservative group protested and helped pass a moratorium on data center construction.
OpenAI's first influencer brand trip backfired as social media users criticized the event for glossing over AI's environmental costs and job displacement concerns, with reaction videos far outperforming the sponsored content.
Harvard historian Dr. Jill Lepore discusses her book 'The Rise and Fall of the Artificial State,' arguing that backlash against AI is essential as she critiques the dehumanizing effects of systemic measurement and the rise of Big Tech.
Communities across the US are blocking data center projects worth $130B due to concerns over energy and water costs, shifting the binding constraint on AI from compute to social and regulatory approval.
Microsoft president Brad Smith warns tech industry to take AI backlash at graduation events as a wake-up call, highlighting younger generations' desire for agency over AI and concerns about job displacement.
Students across the US are booing graduation speakers who hype AI, prompting Microsoft's Brad Smith to write a blog post acknowledging the backlash while reaffirming AI's transformative role.
The article unpacks the concept of 'AI psychosis' among tech CEOs, examining the growing public backlash against AI integration in products like Google Search, evidenced by a 30% surge in DuckDuckGo installs, and discusses the broader implications for startups and the tech industry.
Former Obama campaign manager David Plouffe warned that strong public hostility toward AI could make it the dominant issue in the 2028 U.S. presidential election, and predicted that JD Vance would break from Trump and Silicon Valley on AI policy by early 2027.
A comprehensive compilation of poll data from Gallup, Pew, and other major pollsters reveals that Americans increasingly oppose AI datacenters, distrust AI in general, and view AI companies negatively, representing a significant and bipartisan shift in public sentiment.
This week's Uncanny Valley podcast covers Meta's layoffs and low morale, Google's AI-powered search overhaul from I/O 2026, Elon Musk losing his OpenAI lawsuit, and a growing public backlash against AI among graduates and others.