AI backlash
We helped build this backlash. Not all of us, and not deliberately — but we were in the room when the decisions were made. We shipped before we validated. We deployed in high-stakes domains without recourse paths. We told ourselves explainability could wait. 72% of Americans say they have serious concerns about AI. The pattern holds across Europe, Asia, and Latin America. Public trust is not growing with capability. It’s moving in the opposite direction. ...