An AI hate wave is here

If artificial intelligence (AI) were a candidate for political office, it would be losing in a landslide. The AI hype cycle would have you believe the technology is inevitable. But AI backlash is growing, as people worry it will steal their jobs, jack up electricity rates, and further enrich the wealthy, all while hurting the environment. AI executives aren't doing much to quell the backlash, which is already showing signs of slowing the industry. Some of them appear unfazed—or unaware. In previous conversations with Axios, AI executives at multiple frontier AI labs were surprised by the negative opinions. They see AI as just as inevitable as the rise of the internet.