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This is incredibly naive. What upstarts are they worried about? They can just buy them. Consumer confidence? Who cares. You aren't the customer and that hasn't
by freejazz 9mo ago
This is incredibly naive. What upstarts are they worried about? They can just buy them.
Consumer confidence? Who cares. You aren't the customer and that hasn't harmed them.
- dangus 9mo agoI dunno, there’s a pretty substantial cultural AI backlash that is almost certainly costing sales. Over half of Americans have concerns about the technology [1]. I think that backlash wouldn’t exist if the US had comprehensive privacy protections, strong environmental and consumer utility price regulations around data centers, and other implemented controls that would make use of AI feel much more guilt-free. [1] https://medium.com/@TheDailyReflection/the-great-ai-backlash-of-2025-when-america-said-enough-65348222df30 https://medium.com/@TheDailyReflection/the-great-ai-backlash...