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👀 The AI backlash is the only thing growing faster than AI revenues

Humans are angry

Azeem Azhar
May 28, 2026
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This post originally appeared in Exponential View.

“The narrative around AI has been about promises for tomorrow, but sacrifices today.”

Anthropic will turn a profit this quarter, two years ahead of schedule. This is off the back of extraordinary revenue growth. In the second quarter this year, the company is likely to gross $10.9bn in revenue, more than its entire lifetime revenue to date. Operating profits should weigh in at $559 million. It’s an extraordinary achievement and one set to feature in the annals of business history.

But the backlash against AI is growing ever stronger.

Earlier this week, Google’s former boss, Eric Schmidt, was soldily booed at a college commencement address

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WATCH: Ex-Google CEO Eric Schmidt got booed by University of Arizona graduates while urging them to embrace AI at their May commencement.
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