Americans Express Growing Disdain for Tech Sector as AI and Data Centers Face Bipartisan Backlash

Public sentiment toward the technology sector is reaching a multiyear low as Americans grapple with the rapid expansion of artificial intelligence and the physical infrastructure required to power it. A recent Pew Research Center report indicates that over half of the nation is more concerned than excited about the growing use of AI in daily life, citing fears of job loss and the

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• Financial Times
  Americans feel they have lost their agency
• CNBC
  Tech backlash reaches fever pitch as AI angst collides with social media fears
• USA Today
  In a rare moment of unity, Americans are fighting Big Tech together
• Axios
  Big Tech faces Big Resistance
• bloodinthemachine.com
  With the backlash to data centers, Flock and AI glasses, a mass opposition to big tech is underway. Silicon Valley is in denial.