Analysis: A powerful new coalition of AI skeptics is coalescing right in Trump's blind spot
If Americans sniff a chance it could happen to them, they don't need to be told twice to get behind it. That's why crypto and prediction markets are ideas that can't be killed, no matter how unlikely it is that you, personally, will really get rich off them. When it comes to artificial intelligence, however, rank and file Americans just aren't buying the idea that Big Tech is handing them a golden lottery ticket.
- ▪If Americans sniff a chance it could happen to them, they don't need to be told twice to get behind it.
- ▪That's why crypto and prediction markets are ideas that can't be killed, no matter how unlikely it is that you, personally, will really get rich off them.
- ▪When it comes to artificial intelligence, however, rank and file Americans just aren't buying the idea that Big Tech is handing them a golden lottery ticket.
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| Publication time | Sat, 25 Jul 2026 12:00:02 GMT |
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Here's the thing about getting rich. If Americans sniff a chance it could happen to them, they don't need to be told twice to get behind it. That's why crypto and prediction markets are ideas that can't be killed, no matter how unlikely it is that you, personally, will really get rich off them. When it comes to artificial intelligence, however, rank and file Americans just aren't buying the idea that Big Tech is handing them a golden lottery ticket. Trump can tout the stock market boom all he likes — the Nasdaq composite has had 20 record closes this year — but too few Americans have enough of a stake in the market for rising share prices of a select few tech companies and the indexes that contain them to overcome their worries about job instability and the continuing concentration of…
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