Ex-FTC Official Invokes Uber's Rise to Push Back on AI Backlash Narrative
neil_chilson · x · 2026-09-12
Former FTC official Neil Chilson responded to Melody Kim's argument that the tech industry's hubris is inviting a regulatory backlash against AI, much like the one that followed Uber's disruption of taxi drivers. Chilson countered that anyone who experienced Washington D.C.'s taxi "zone system" scam celebrated Uber — implying disrupted industries aren't automatically sympathetic and questioning the legitimacy of the coming regulatory wave. A substantive debate on AI's disruption cycle and regulatory blowback.
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