Why Does Everyone Hate AI?

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Paul Krugman identifies four main reasons for widespread public hostility toward AI: executives like Darius Amodei hyped apocalyptic job losses to attract investment, forcing AI adoption on workers and consumers without choice, massive datacenters create local environmental opposition, and tech companies have lost public trust through social media harms and product degradation. Readers debate whether hostility is truly universal, with some noting AI enthusiasts exist and others emphasizing concerns about artist exploitation and perceived low-effort corporate deployment.