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Why the AI Backlash Is Getting Worse

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April 21, 2026

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A Texas man has been charged with attempted murder of Sam Altman after he threw a Molotov cocktail at the tech CEO's home last week. Prosecutors say that the suspect was carrying a document warning that artificial intelligence companies would cause humanity’s “impending extinction.”

Sarah Frier joins Stacey Vanek Smith and Max Chafkin on the Everybody's Business podcast to discuss why the backlash against all things AI is getting worse.

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