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US Law Enforcement Warns of ‘Anti-Tech Extremism’ as AI Hatred Grows (www.wired.com)

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As Americans stew over the looming risk of job-stealing AI and data centers in their back yards, the feds are raising the alarm about a new category of threat, documents obtained by WIRED show.

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[–] wyldrstallyns@lemmy.dbzer0.com 20 points 1 month ago (1 children)

When the extraction class says "extremist", they mean "literate, cogent citizen who isn't gulping down the BS quietly", mind you. When cops say it, it's code for "prospective target".

[–] anachronist@midwest.social 9 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Billionaires have been fantasizing about anti-datacenter people being "Chinese agents" acting against US interests so we can look forward to a new red scare soon.

[–] wyldrstallyns@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Yet, ~~no one's~~ not enough of us're apparently wondering what's behind the recent uptick in airtime that "Chinese" "spies" getting "caught" by the "US". 🤷🏽‍♂️