I don't see techno-optimism as being remotely under threat. I think the vast majority of humans are techno-optimist. There's some very real concerns about how A

I don't see techno-optimism as being remotely under threat. I think the vast majority of humans are techno-optimist. There's some very real concerns about how AI will change society and whether it will cause some palpable harm especially in the short term. I also think it's pure sophistry to assert that technological progress can only be good. Even when it's a net positive it will still come with costs. All that being said, technological progress is hardly being hampered in any corner of the economy. Congress held some hearings on AI. Did they shut down any program or ban any products? No. Tech is proceeding at an ever faster pace and there is barely anything slowing it down. The biggest anti-tech campaign I've seen in my life was the anti-vaccine campaign of the COVID era.