{
  "id": 18072317,
  "title": "Mapping AI resistance",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/04/mapping-ai-resistance-18072317",
  "topic": "ai",
  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-11-04T05:32:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times-koreatimes",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/opinion/20261104/mapping-ai-resistance"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Oxford — While the United States is at the forefront of the artificial intelligence (AI) revolution, a majority of people in several Asian nations view AI products and services with skepticism. According to Ipsos's 2026 AI Monitor, 85 percent of respondents in China, 80 percent in India, and 77 percent in Indonesia believe the benefits of AI outweigh the drawbacks, compared to just 38 percent in the U.S., with similar low approval rates in Britain, France, and the Netherlands. These attitudes may significantly influence the technology's adoption and long-term economic consequences. In 19th-century Britain, the Luddites famously destroyed mechanical looms, deeming them a threat to their livelihoods. Parliament responded by making machine-breaking punishable by death, and the military intervened to suppress the riots, allowing Britain to become the global workshop of industry. In contrast, China's guilds successfully prevented automation in cotton, silk, and other industries until the early 20th century. Although numerous factors contributed to China's slower industrialization compared to Europe, economists Klaus Desmet and Avner remain puzzled by the country's failure to keep pace alongside its Western counterparts.",
  "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": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "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."
}