Public skepticism exists regarding AI's actual utility for meaningful human collaboration and political/creative work, limiting the credibility of AI-centric marketing
Too little corroboration in the last 3 days to call a trend (3 articles). Watching for it to gain traction.
"Turning around public sentiment might be more difficult than cutting down on water usage though... there are still a significant number of people who aren't keen on generative AI and what it brings with it — even before getting to the issue of how many natural resources it uses up."
"Google's AI answers face growing scrutiny over accuracy and sourcing. Overviews have been caught treating fiction as fact, so the choice of sources is more than an academic point."
"The response on Bluesky has been far more critical. Posters declared the ad 'cringey' and 'stunningly tone deaf,' and the AI angle was the biggest target — even as many users, including historian Angus Johnston, noted that it's 'amazing how little of this is actually AI.'"