Software Brain: AI Enthusiasm Gap Explained by Tech Mindset

The Verge's Decoder podcast introduces 'software brain' — a worldview that reduces everything to algorithms and databases — to explain why the tech industry is excited about AI while the public grows to dislike it. Polls show AI favorability below ICE, with only 18% of Gen Z hopeful about AI (down from 27% last year) and 31% angry (up from 22%). The concept, turbocharged by AI, highlights the disconnect between tech enthusiasm and public sentiment.

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