A variety of groups worldwide that began organizing protests in the mid-2020s to halt AI development. The concern is that AI will be harmful to humanity in several ways. Not only will it make more people unemployed, but it can give false answers that can be harmful. Most importantly, if AI is too involved in the decision to go to war, it could be catastrophic (see
AI extinction scenarios). See
AI rage and
AI anxiety. For contrasting opinions, see
AI optimism.