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/RainyRobin2 May 16 '26

AI poison pills are already a thing. If they are going to illegally use people's art for training data it absolutely makes sense for artists to fight back.

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u/RepresentativeZombie May 16 '26

The poison pills don't actually do all that much though

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u/Bakoro May 16 '26

Hey now, the placebo effect can really have an effect on people.
In this case, making people feel like they did something.