What disruptive event could flip public sentiment in favor of AI?
Mr-and-Mrs · reddit · 2026-10-20
A Reddit discussion starter asks what kind of disruptive event could shift public sentiment to favor AI — for example, rogue hackers eliminating all medical debt or erasing consumer credit scores to give everyone a fresh start, exploring whether tech that breaks existing systems for ordinary people's benefit could flip the narrative.
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