Episode Details

Take heart, you're not alone 

https://pivot-to-ai.com/2026/08/25/everybody-hates-the-ai-more-and-more/ - blog post 

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• Young adults in the U.S. are increasingly wary of AI, concerned it will take jobs https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2026/08/18/young-adults-in-the-us-are-increasingly-wary-of-ai-concerned-it-will-take-jobs/
• Wave 195: Attitudes about AI (PDF) https://www.pewresearch.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/20/2026/08/SR_26.08.19_young-adults-ai_topline.pdf
• Americans Oppose AI Data Centers in Their Area https://news.gallup.com/poll/709772/americans-oppose-data-centers-area.aspx
• Exclusive: 75% of Americans Now Oppose Local Data Center Development https://heatmap.news/daily/data-center-opposition-poll-collapse

Extras:

• Ketan Joshi interview (YouTube members) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GiO34-6ZR0s
• Ketan Joshi interview (Patreon, podcast and video) https://www.patreon.com/davidgerard/posts/ketan-joshi-167222572

Previously on Pivot to AI:

• The AI doomsday cult recruits social media influencers https://pivot-to-ai.com/2026/08/06/the-ai-doomsday-cult-recruits-social-media-influencers/
• video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PbZgAQD61xY&list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA

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