{
  "id": 18068737,
  "title": "Mapping AI resistance",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/04/mapping-ai-resistance",
  "topic": "ai",
  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-11-04T05:02:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/opinion/20261104/mapping-ai-resistance"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "OXFORD — The United States stands as both the birthplace of the artificial intelligence (AI) revolution and a place where citizens harbor the least enthusiasm for the technology. Ipsos’s 2026 AI Monitor reveals that an overwhelming 85 percent of Chinese respondents, 80 percent of Indians, and 77 percent of Indonesians view AI products and services as offering more benefits than drawbacks, in stark contrast to the 38 percent in the U.S. Similar low percentages are found in Britain, France, and the Netherlands. These attitudes are expected to heavily influence AI's adoption and its long-term effects on economic growth. In 19th-century Britain, the Luddites gained notoriety for smashing mechanical looms they perceived as a threat to their livelihoods. Parliament responded by criminalizing machine-breaking, imposing capital punishment, and deploying the military to suppress the riots. This ultimately cemented Britain's role as the world's manufacturing hub. In contrast, China managed to thwart automation in cotton, silk, and other industries until the early 20th century through the influence of craft guilds. While China's slow industrialization alongside Europe was attributed to numerous factors, economists Klaus Desmet and Avner have shed light on this phenomenon.",
  "summary": "OXFORD — The United States is both the home of the artificial intelligence (AI) revolution and among the places where people like the technology the least. According to Ipsos’s 2026 AI Monitor, 85 percent of respondents in China, 80 percent in India, and 77 percent in Indonesia think that AI products and services offer more benefits than drawbacks, compared to only 38 percent in the U.S., with…",
  "key_points": [
    "85% of Chinese view AI as benefits, 38% in U.S. see drawbacks",
    "Luddites smashed looms in 19th-century Britain, leading to criminalization",
    "China thwarted automation via craft guilds, delaying industrialization"
  ],
  "editors_take": "Western skepticism toward artificial intelligence creates a significant divergence in global adoption rates that could ultimately reshape international economic growth and industrial competitiveness.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}