… Pop singer Zara Larsson posted and then deleted after backlash a TikTok with the caption “Sorry I can’t hang out today, I gotta see what’s happening with choclatina and strawberto.” But as they steadily gain millions of views, even brands are showing up in the comments. …
… Given the current backlash against AI taking jobs, I wonder if future agents—trained on an internet filled with anger towards AI firms—might express even more militant views. This is an edition of Will Knight’s AI Lab newsletter. …
… Recently, employees at Meta petitioned against the rollout of tracking software on their laptops to train AI systems, and the company later allowed for more exemptions from the initiative. The Meta workers have also been frustrated over the use of mass layoffs to free up cash for AI projects. …
… Squanch chose to honor gamers' concerns and not use AI again. There was similar backlash against Divinity last year when Larian Studios’ CEO admitted the game used generative AI. Gamers didn’t care that it was used for workflow; just the mention of AI forced the company to walk it back. …
… Like their forerunner, the doomed Google Glass, the Meta Ray-Ban and Oakley glasses, which range in price from $299 to $499, are up against a privacy-minded backlash. …
… The political activity prompted numerous campaigns against the automaker Tesla, where Musk is CEO. Tesla Takedown, for instance, demonstrated by Tesla showrooms, service centers, and charging stations to pressure people to reconsider the company’s cars. …
… The company also has to show that its bet on using AI to automate flying satellites works. …
… There's actual statistics, I'll say, behind just how bad Gen Z feels about AI. A recent study from Gallup showed the percentage of respondents ages 14 to 29 who said they felt hopeful about AI declined down from 27 percent last year to 18 percent. …
… Then of course, the big part of it is the AI bet. So that's the final component. I think they were kind of cooking their brains. They were personally getting radicalized, and I think there's a lot of backlash reaction politics. …