Ars Techica: US law enforcement warns of "anti-tech extremism" as AI hatred grows

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US law enforcement warns of "anti-tech extremism" as AI hatred grows

The feds are raising the alarm about a new category of threat.

The feds are raising the alarm about a new category of threat.

In the wake of attacks on CEOs, a nationwide protest movement targeting data centers, and increasing concerns about AI job replacement, federal intelligence agencies and domestic law enforcement are circulating reports with a new domestic target in mind: anti-technology extremists.

More than 1,000 pages of unpublished reports from the Department of Homeland Security, FBI, and fusion centers obtained by WIRED show a national shift taking place to surveil this new and worryingly broad category of people and activities deemed an emerging threat.