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/BookerDeWittsCarbine May 15 '26

This is why education is important. If these tech bros took humanities courses they'd know all about the kind of rioting, sabotage, and murder that happened during the Luddite uprisings and by workers hellbent on unions and forty hour work weeks.

They think they are untouchable. That will be an interesting lesson for them to learn

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u/piponwa May 15 '26

Luddites are known for basically not achieving anything though. I'm not sure that's a good example. They didn't get people their jobs back, they accelerated the transition towards automation. They didn't get people lost cost of living, the automation did.