From Molotov cocktails to data center shutdowns, the AI backlash is turning revolutionary
For years, the resistance to synthetic intelligence regarded manageable. There had been teachers writing open letters, Hollywood writers hanging over contract language, the think-tank experiences warning of job displacement. Tech executives nodded, pledged accountability, and saved constructing as quick as they may. Then somebody threw a firebomb at Sam Altman’s home. On Friday, a 20-year-old…