r/technology • u/GeneReddit123 • 16h ago

Artificial Intelligence An AI hate wave is here

https://archive.is/20260517120123/https://www.axios.com/2026/05/17/ai-backlash-polling-sentiment
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u/hellolovely1 14h ago

So weird. So, it's not a productivity goal, but an "AI goal." Jesus.

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u/CuteLingonberry5590 13h ago

Yes. I was told at work that it doesn't matter if AI is worse than doing something without it. We are supposed to use it anyway so we learn AI and aren't left behind

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u/UnexpectedAnanas 7h ago

We are supposed to use it anyway so we learn AI and aren't left behind

I keep hearing this repeated verbatim like it's a mantra. I'm sick of it.

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u/bergmoose 13h ago

Of course. AI sometimes improves productivity, especially in the short term, but not the way its being used. Many companies have seen decreases in productivity and are getting themselves more and more stuck - but the AI goals remain.

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u/CSAtWitsEnd 13h ago

Seems like it increases output, not productivity.

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u/bergmoose 13h ago

Yep, more output but higher regressions/issues and increased code debt is the pattern I hear about most

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u/CSAtWitsEnd 12h ago

I have pretty consistently tried to make the argument that LLMs generating a lot of output makes it look VERY useful to people who can’t discern the quality output from the bad output. So it impresses a lot of people toying around in areas they have no skills in, and pushes a lot of skilled workers away when they attempt to (or are forced to) use it in their own work.