{"slug": "ai-is-the-greatest-grievance-machine-ever", "title": "AI is the greatest grievance machine ever", "summary": "Artificial intelligence is poised to become the greatest grievance-producing machine the world has seen, according to a commentary in The Business Times. Economic revolutions have historically triggered backlash, such as the Luddites smashing power looms in 1810s Britain and US populists protesting giant companies after the Civil War, and AI's transformation could spark rebellions on an unseen scale if not properly handled.", "body_md": "# AI is the greatest grievance machine ever\n\nUnless properly handled, its transformation will produce rebellions on an unseen scale\n\nARTIFICIAL intelligence is on its way to becoming the [greatest grievance-producing machine](https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/international/asean/vietnam-workers-keenest-ai-south-east-asia-singapore-employees-among-most-sceptical-survey) the world has seen.\n\nEconomic revolutions have always been followed by powerful backlash on the part of the aggrieved.\n\nIn Britain, Luddites smashed the power looms that took their jobs in the 1810s and in the US, populists raged against the giant companies that reordered their lives after the American Civil War.", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/ai-is-the-greatest-grievance-machine-ever", "canonical_source": "https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/opinion-features/ai-greatest-grievance-machine-ever", "published_at": "2026-08-09 23:00:00+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-08-09 23:05:30.572892+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["artificial-intelligence", "ai-ethics", "ai-policy"], "entities": ["The Business Times"], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/ai-is-the-greatest-grievance-machine-ever", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/ai-is-the-greatest-grievance-machine-ever.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/ai-is-the-greatest-grievance-machine-ever.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/ai-is-the-greatest-grievance-machine-ever.jsonld"}}