Subvolts take Understand AI's growing public backlash and how tech giants are responding. Mar 13, 2026 - Developers
- Understand public concerns and potential impacts on AI adoption and development.
- Business
- Learn about AI tool security risks and how companies are navigating negative public perception.
- Everyday users
- Discover why AI is becoming unpopular and what it means for everyday technology use.
This episode provides a timely roundup of current AI challenges, including public backlash and company-specific issues.
AI Backlash Intensifies, Nvidia GTC Preview, Meta’s Embarrassing Delay
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Ranjan Roy joins Alex Kantrowitz on the Big Technology Podcast to discuss the growing backlash against AI, citing negative poll results and concerns about job displacement. The episode also previews Nvidia's GTC event, explores AI tool hacks at Amazon and McKinsey, and details Meta's delayed AI projects, questioning their reliance on Google's Gemini.
This episode covers why people are becoming wary of AI, with polls showing negative feelings. It also looks at how companies like Nvidia are trying to boost AI's image and how Meta is struggling with its AI projects.
This episode offers insight into the public's increasing apprehension towards AI and the potential challenges frontier labs face in adoption. It's for anyone tracking AI's societal impact and the competitive landscape. Listeners learn about the current negative sentiment, the implications for AI development, and how companies like Nvidia and Meta are navigating these headwinds. It connects to current discussions around AI's real-world deployment and public perception.
- HostAlex Kantrowitz
- GuestRanjan RoyMargins
- Episode Title: AI Backlash Intensifies, Nvidia GTC Preview, Meta’s Embarrassing Delay
- Show: Big Technology Podcast
- Length: 61 minutes
- Guest: Ranjan Roy from Margins
- AI Unpopularity: NBC poll shows AI is one of the least popular things in the U.S.
- Datacenter Unpopularity: Pew finds datacenters are very unpopular
Ranjan Roy from Margins is back for our weekly discussion of the latest tech news. We cover: 1) Backlash against AI & specifically Sam Altman's comments about AI as a utility 2) Is this because people are worried about AI taking their jobs? 3) NBC poll shows AI is one of the least popular things in the U.S. 4) YouGov poll shows broadly negative feelings toward AI 5) Pew finds datacenters are very unpopular 6) Consequences of AI's unpopularity 7) Nvidia GTC preview: A rallying cry for AI 8) Could Jensen Huang be the guy that turns this around? 9) Amazon's AI code is messing things up 10) McKinsey's AI tool hacked 11) Meta can't get its act together with Avocado delayed 12) Should Meta's AI use Google's Gemini tech
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- What are the latest polls on public opinion about AI?
- An NBC poll shows AI as one of the least popular things in the U.S., and a YouGov poll indicates broadly negative feelings toward AI.
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- Amazon's AI code is causing problems, and McKinsey's AI tool was hacked.
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