"I can't really remember a boom with such active hostility to it. People usually find new technology exciting. It happened with electricity, bicycles, motorcars. There were fears but also hopes. AI is notable, perhaps unique, for the lack of enthusiasm."
"It's extremely hurtful, frankly. AI is suffering a lot of damage from very well-respected people who have painted a doomer narrative, end-of-the-world narrative, science fiction narrative."
"About 60 percent of respondents said they'd like more control over how AI is used in their lives, while only 17 percent are comfortable with AI remaining in the hands of a few tech billionaires."
Tech executives are frustrated by public resistance to AI adoption, with leaders like Nvidia's Jensen Huang and OpenAI's Sam Altman complaining about negative narratives surrounding the technology. Unlike previous technological booms in electricity, bicycles, and automobiles that generated public excitement alongside concerns, AI faces unusual and pervasive skepticism. A 2025 Pew Research survey reveals that approximately 60 percent of respondents want greater control over AI use in their lives, while only 17 percent support leaving AI development in the hands of tech billionaires. This widespread public aversion extends beyond the technology itself to concerns about job displacement, educational impacts, and military applications, representing a distinctive economic bubble defined by active hostility rather than consumer enthusiasm.
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