The AI Apocalypse Is Here

# Summary Americans overwhelmingly distrust AI due to a fundamental incompatibility between widespread AI adoption and a free society, not merely poor industry PR. While regulators and critics propose various control measures, they largely overlook both the irreversible transformation AI will bring to human life and the psychological and social damage already being caused by current anthropomorphic AI systems. The author argues opposition to AI should focus not only on future existential risks but also on the harms the technology is inflicting on society in its present form.