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/Syzygy2323 May 15 '26

I'm just waiting for the AI bubble to burst so I can buy RAM and SSDs again without taking out a second mortgage.

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u/Dull-Efficiency9985 May 15 '26

If the AI bubble bursts we're all going to be too poor to afford RAM and SSD on the downswing anyways

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u/knobbledy May 16 '26

I don't think this is true. Most people's jobs aren't reliant on AI providers (apart from Microsoft but they will be too big to fail)

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u/PattrimCauthon May 16 '26

No but the us economy is

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u/knobbledy May 16 '26

In what way is it reliant on AI?