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The US techlash is real

A Financial Times editorial warns that a genuine techlash is underway in the US, citing a shift in public mood against AI companies and social networks, and urges these firms to respond to the changing sentiment.

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Financial Times TechnologyAI companies and social networks should respond to the shift in the public mood

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