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August 19th, 2026 at 7:11 PM

AI was supposed to win people over by now — it hasn’t

As AI becomes harder to avoid, consumers are growing more wary of the technology — and Silicon Valley is discovering that widespread adoption doesn’t necessarily lead to acceptance.

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