Pattern: Consumer AI Backlash Intensifying Faster Than Any Tech Backlash in Polling History

Multiple (WSJ, Common Dreams, r/singularity)·high signal

Multiple converging signals in the past 48 hours: WSJ reports 5-to-1 concerned-vs-excited ratio among Americans (researchers call the speed 'unprecedented'), 48 data center projects worth $156B blocked by local opposition, Meta's leaked Zuckerberg recording triggers 'train your replacement' outrage alongside 8,000 layoffs, and r/singularity threads capture growing public skepticism. For builders: the technical capability of AI tools keeps improving, but the social license to deploy them is shrinking. Expect more friction at the deployment boundary, not the development boundary.