I suspect the majority of the reaction against AI is akin to when factory workers were first substantially replaced by machines followed not long after by most of the remaining jobs being shipped off to Mexico and China. It feels the same. It’s just the first time knowledge workers and “creatives” have been hit in a really large way.
And they’re not reacting well. I understand, though. I just wish they’d had more sympathy when their “inferiors1” had their livelihoods eviscerated years ago.
They cared little and did nothing. Now the reaper is coming for them too.