… Headlines about Anthropic’s decision to hold its ground against the Pentagon and mass domestic surveillance, for example, might not reach many American voters, he said, but could help with “positioning themselves with respect to the government.” Carson says AI is “a great issue to run on” because “… …
… While there’s been a huge backlash to data centers in Maine — which in April passed the first state-level moratorium on hyperscale data centers, though it was later vetoed by Gov. …
… Their attitudes also reflect a much wider backlash against AI and the tech industry in general, which has recently resulted in a nonpartisan movement against data centers across the country and threatened both CEOs and politicians supportive of Silicon Valley’s AI frenzy. …
… Animaj, the studio that produces the popular kids show Pocoyo, has been vocal about incorporating AI into its production pipeline since 2024. Toonstar, maker of the YouTube series StEvEn & Parker, also uses AI. However, there has also been a significant backlash against the use of AI in animation. …
In the face of widespread backlash to the AI data center buildout throughout the US, Google is touting its efforts to minimize the environmental impact by actually increasing water for local communities. …
… Tom Warren Feb 23 Here’s what Xbox is working on for 2026 Tom Warren Feb 5 Microsoft is working to rebuild trust in Windows Tom Warren Jan 29 Claude Code is suddenly everywhere inside Microsoft Tom Warren Jan 22 Microsoft is closing its employee library and cutting back on subscriptions Tom Warren … …
… The backlash has been loud, and the company is now walking some of that back. And then there’s the matter of AI as a threat to the developer community — you know, the people Google addresses at I/O. …
… There has always been resistance to new advancements — so much so that the term “luddite” is still potent 200 years after English textile workers revolted against automation in their industry. The AI backlash is genuine, well-informed, and well-argued. …
… On Alphabet’s February earnings call, executives largely ignored a question about the company’s AI partnerships, including with Apple, though Pichai said he was looking forward to Google powering “the next generation of Apple foundation models based on Gemini technology.” Ternus, who reportedly has…
When Microsoft tried to launch Recall, an AI-powered Windows feature that screenshots most of what you do on your PC, it was labeled a “disaster” for cybersecurity and a “privacy nightmare.” After the backlash and a year-long delay to redesign and secure Recall, it’s once again facing security and … …