The AI backlash is not just online noise

June 5, 2026

by Brandon Burley and The Redemption Project

Artificial intelligence is often discussed as if the future has already arrived.

New tools.

New efficiencies.

New platforms.

New ways to write, search, automate, summarize, create, teach, diagnose, monitor, edit and decide.

But public opinion does not appear fully sold on the idea that AI and automation are makin…