The one issue unifying the American public
Brief but significant news about a new poll
Sorry to write again so soon, but this new poll from the Annenberg Public Policy Center is really striking. Opposition to data centers is rising fast:
And it is a sentiment that crosses party lines:
Anyone remember this?
Gary Marcus@GaryMarcus
Public backlash against AI will so be strong by 2028 that anti-AI sentiment will probably be a major factor in the 2028 US Presidential election.
AI could have been a great thing.
Greed, overhype, and recklessness have screwed it up.
Bindu Reddy @bindureddy
While AI has been mostly awesome, it's encouraged some bad behavior.
- lawyers are using AI to spam corporations with more garbage lawsuits
- students cheat using AI, and teachers have outsourced their entire job to AI
- 30% of the web is AI slop
- codebases are being infested
6:00 PM · May 26, 2025 · 51.2K Views
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Looks pretty on track.
“AI has been mostly awFUL and the AI companies have engaged in mostly bad behavior”
Fixed it for Bindu Reddy
Good news from your friends at Skynet: we're building a toxic-waste dump and playground next to the data center in your community!