Video: Opinion | Graduating Into A.I. Pessimism

Backlash to artificial intelligence is growing, with digital natives leading protests and expressing distrust. A New York Times poll shows that voters under 30 are more likely to view A.I. as more bad than good than any other age group. New graduates are especially affected because entry-level jobs are being reduced by A.I. and hiring processes can become opaque, leaving applicants unsure whether a real person will review their resumes. If A.I. increases productivity and growth, working people may not automatically benefit. Other countries use more robust regulation, and people there feel more comfortable. Nordic sectoral bargaining allows professions to negotiate collectively, while the United States lacks comparable protections.

"Backlash to artificial intelligence is here, and digital natives are leading the charge. The Opinion columnist Michelle Goldberg argues that the A.I. pessimism in America stems from a lack of responsible regulation. I hate A.I. And I have always assumed that the backlash was coming. A.I. sucks! But I guess the thing that I didn't see coming was that it would be led by people even younger than me."

"A New York Times poll released in May showed that 47 percent of voters under 30 say that A.I. has been more bad than good, which is the highest percentage in any age bracket. It's been especially bad for new graduates, both because the entry-level jobs that they've been training for are being systematically eviscerated by A.I., and when they try to apply for jobs, they're sending their resumes out into this Kafkaesque A.I. netherworld where they have no idea if a real person is even going to look at it."

"If we do see this economywide boost in productivity and economic growth from A.I., how are we going to make sure that working people are cut in on that for once? I spoke to Bharat Ramamurti. He pointed out that other countries have taken much more robust approaches to regulating A.I. And as a result, people seem to feel much more comfortable about it."

"So, for example, in the Nordic countries, where they have something called sectoral bargaining, people can kind of bargain on behalf of an entire profession. Whereas in the United States, where people already experience an enormous degree of pre"

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