Only 16 Percent of Americans Think AI Will Have a Positive Impact on Society (opens in new tab)

It's no surprise. The wild tech optimism of the 1990s and 2000s has completely fallen apart as time and time again tech companies have proved to be some of the most hostile actors in most American's lives. Perhaps edged out only by things such as actual violent crime and partisan hatred. (which itself, of course, is stoked to the absolute maximum in part due to technology trends in the past 15 years or so)The loneliness epidemic, a constant drip-feed of outrage -- all so that people can make ...