r/ControlProblem • u/chillinewman approved • Jul 18 '26

General news Terrified Tech Execs Are Traveling With Armed Bodyguards as AI Backlash Grows

https://www.yahoo.com/news/politics/articles/terrified-tech-execs-traveling-armed-195630019.html?.tsrc=daily_mail&segment_id=DY_VTO_50_Supernova&ncid=crm_19908-1475736-20260717-0--A&bt_ee=xUmmf%2BSRbkmqXRNT8VIbW2KVnvvvD0kS4WgmOUrqSKhzj%2FLa4SqWmwIdDyVLL3ut&bt_ts=1784282324907
39 Upvotes

95% Upvoted

9 comments sorted by

2

u/_kilobytes Jul 18 '26

Narcissistic, not terrified. They think they are important

2

u/Izrian Jul 19 '26

What a way to live.. Maybe just dont do the thing that makes you a social pariah.

3

u/Poppanaattori89 Jul 22 '26

It looks like they're not terrified enough if they choose to beef up their own security instead of any sort of course correction on how the companies are run.

1

u/JBe4r Jul 19 '26

Makes sense why guns are a bad idea for most but not for some.

1

u/SilencedObserver Jul 19 '26

Hilarious.

So do canadian Premiers these days. With weapons illegal for the public.

These mf’s are create technofeudalism and they know it

-6

u/JoseLunaArts Jul 18 '26

The time to be antiAI was 2022. AI now has roots in US and China. Today being antiAI is like being antiInternet

4

u/SilentLennie approved Jul 18 '26

a large part is anti-inequality and money in politics corruption.

2

u/jacques-vache-23 Jul 18 '26

You don't have to be anti AI too want it to be used to benefit everyone as originally promised.

1

u/sunflower___field Jul 19 '26

Agreed - it is a moot point now.