AI Now warns public backlash against AI is deeper than a PR problem
AINowInstitute · x · 2026-09-04
AI Now Institute highlights growing public concern about AI's impact on everyday life. Sarah Myers West of AI Now argues the opposition runs deeper than a PR issue: people can see what their jobs and lives will look like with this technology and are pushing back.
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