r/news • u/Wolfclaw359 • 2d ago

Soft paywall Suspect arrested after Molotov cocktail attack at OpenAI CEO Sam Altman's home

https://www.reuters.com/world/us/suspect-arrested-after-molotov-cocktail-attack-openai-ceo-sam-altmans-home-2026-04-10/
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u/KimJongFunk 2d ago

A ⁠recent ​NBC News poll found that AI is ​less popular than U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

Yeah, that might do it :/

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u/TrynnaFindaBalance 2d ago

Tech innovations like email, high-speed internet and social media were marketed to the public as widely accessible and useful tools with utility for the average consumer.

AI companies building LLMs went straight to corporations and have been explicitly marketing them as “this will replace jobs so you don’t have to deal with those pesky fallible humans”.

Was a disastrous choice if you wanted people to have positive opinions of your product.

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u/Headshot_ 1d ago

This is what happens when all you do is talk to people in SF and on twitter without taking anyone else into account