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They Praised AI at SXSW—and the Audience Started Booing


My survey confirms that consumers are getting angry about new tech (and not just AI)

If they were paying attention, they might already have a hunch how much people hate this stuff—not just farmers in Kansas or your granny in Altoona, but hip, progressive attendees at SXSW. A similar backlash happened a few weeks ago, when Apple launched its super-high-tech virtual reality headset. They destroy entire industries not because they offer superior products, but only because as web gatekeepers they have a chokehold on information and customer flow—which they use ruthlessly to kill businesses and siphon off revenues.

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