AI Backlash Grows as Technical Debt and Courtroom Chaos Pile Up
Techstrong Gang
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45m
Public trust in AI is cracking — a new Pew survey shows record job anxiety, data centers are becoming a political flashpoint, and enterprises are sitting on a $1.52 trillion technical debt problem from AI rolled out too fast. Courts, meanwhile, are dealing with a wave of AI-generated filings and prompt injection attacks.
Hosts: Mike Vizard, Alan Shimel. Guests: Jon Swartz, David Nicholson, Dadisi Sanyika, Stacy Thayer.
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