Americans overwhelmingly reject data centers, Meta AI glasses, and generative AI; tech industry leaders respond with denial, conspiracy theories, dismissing public opposition as foreign psy-ops.

With the backlash to data centers, Flock and AI glasses, a mass opposition to big tech is underway. Silicon Valley is in denial.

Just take a second and scan these headlines. You’ve probably seen many more just like them.You’re also perhaps familiar with the gist of what that they describe: Americans overwhelmingly hate data centers. They overwhelmingly dislike Flock surveillance cameras. And now it seems they overwhelmingly despise Meta’s newest product, AI-infused Ray Bans that have been widely termed “pervert glasses,” too. Enveloping all of the above trends is a general, percolating dislike of Silicon Valley’s marquee ...