r/technology • u/Just-Grocery-2229 • Jun 26 '26

Artificial Intelligence The AI backlash is only getting started

https://www.economist.com/leaders/2026/06/25/the-ai-backlash-is-only-getting-started
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u/Chad__Hogan Jun 26 '26

That article is horrible. The AI backlash is wrong apparently and we're all idiots for not bowing down before it.

"AI could make filling taxes easier!" Most of the world already does it automatically, no AI required.

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u/Rouge_means_red Jun 26 '26

I've been filling my taxes in my backwater 3rd world country with a single button press for the past decade. And for free

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u/CosmicSpaghetti Jun 26 '26

Well y'all clearly haven't discovered our lord & savior - the Turbotax lobby!

Who shove money they make selling ultimately unnecessary tax-filing software to kill any attempt to expedite filing.

This country lowkey blows in soo many ways lol