The global economy increasingly depends on the notion that AI will be inexorably intertwined with every aspect of our lives. There are also increasing signs that consumers (or at least some consumers) don’t feel good about it at all. This can be seen most clearly in the backlash against data centers, which is gaining momentum.
When Robin Olsen started applying for communications jobs three months ago, she noticed a change: The job descriptions had gotten longer. One combined communications and marketing, normally two separate functions, into one. Others seemed to have “crazy wish lists,” Olsen says. One was so overwhelmingly long that it made Olsen close it from her browser.
