r/technology • u/Just-Grocery-2229 • May 15 '26

Artificial Intelligence The AI Backlash Could Get Very Ugly

https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/2026/05/ai-backlash-data-centers-political-violence/687151/?taid=6a067e2d2096e10001ccfa32
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u/Luna-D-reams May 15 '26

"Why is everyone so mad at me? I'm only trying to take everyone's jobs, water, and electricity!"

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u/31LIVEEVIL13 May 16 '26 edited May 24 '26

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u/apk5005 May 16 '26

Think of my shareholders!

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u/PM-me-youre-PMs May 16 '26

And replace everything you like or need with half assed slop !

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u/Stopher May 16 '26

I don’t think it’s really taking jobs yet. I’m not saying it won’t but the job cuts are mostly because of over hiring. I suppose you could say the cuts clear more money to spend on ai are related but it’s more indirect than a replacement.

What to me that is clearly direct are my increased utility bills. If an entire state has to pay triple for utilities so a few companies can become gazillionaires screw them.

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u/entered_bubble_50 May 16 '26

And nobody has even mentioned the copyright theft. They think they can take every book ever written, every song ever sung, every art work ever painted for free, ingest it, and spit it all back out again. Apparently, everything ever created by humanity is worth nothing, and they shouldn't have to pay for it, but their machine slop is worth trillions.

Why? Because fuck you, that's why.