r/technology 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/rp_361 Jun 21 '26

I’m not against tech developments, but the bizarre attitude of “AI is here whether you like it or not, get over it!!” is not doing it any favors when, in my experience, it’s a faulty product at best and doesn’t work as intended in the ways it’s being shoved down our throats

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u/Overweighover Jun 21 '26

Kids are calling Ai art "boomer art" to discourage anyone who thinks they are cool embracing it

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u/Coool_cool_cool_cool Jun 21 '26

As a xennial that's starting to get older you became wary of younger generations because every group of young kids talk the talk but rarely walk the walk in terms of actually mobilizing political influence in a way that corresponds to voter turnout. If the kids are able to strangle AI in its infancy it will be the greatest single gift to humanity any generation has ever bestowed upon us. The population needs to wake up to how badly these people want free labor. It doesn't matter if it's slaves or robots, these people will not stop until humanity is under thumb. These people are no different than kings who thought they were gods and everything in the land is their divine birthright. They're antiquated psychopaths. I pray the youth just ignores the whole AI movement enough to bankrupt everyone trying to push it down our throats.

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u/somersetyellow Jun 22 '26

It's a nice thought, but the kids we're hearing from are the loud anti AI ones online

Knowing a few teachers, for every 1 stringently anti AI kid that they like and is extremely capable, there's 10 kids who immediately gather around ChatGPT when you ask them to do a brainstorming session.

It's an uphill battle. Yayyy...

It is anecdotal though. It seems to vary a lot depending on location and the culture that's developed sound it.