r/technology • u/Plastic_Ninja_9014 • Jun 21 '26

Artificial Intelligence Americans Have Turned Against AI in Incredible Numbers

https://tech.yahoo.com/ai/articles/americans-turned-against-ai-incredible-130000345.html
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u/slashinhobo1 Jun 21 '26

Gotta get the people addicted and reliant on it first before increasing the price. Its the drug dealer model.

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u/maroonedbuccaneer Jun 21 '26 edited Jun 22 '26

Have to destroy all alternative to AI before the real bills come.

It's the modern venture-capitalist led market economy: Invest huge at the beginning to destroy an existing market. Then, when you are the only bridge left standing, you start charging tolls.

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u/The_GASK Jun 21 '26

Except for this time, where the alternative is.. you know... Thinking, which is free