Terrified Tech Execs Are Traveling With Armed Bodyguards as AI Backlash Grows

https://www.yahoo.com/news/politics/articles/terrified-tech-execs-traveling-armed-195630019.html?.tsrc=daily_mail&segment_id=DY_VTO_50_Supernova&ncid=crm_19908-1475736-20260717-0--A&bt_ee=xUmmf%2BSRbkmqXRNT8VIbW2KVnvvvD0kS4WgmOUrqSKhzj%2FLa4SqWmwIdDyVLL3ut&bt_ts=1784282324907

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terranoid@lemmy.cafe · 24 pts · 34d

i'm going to take a random guess that the ones that got armed bodyguards likely did something terrible that makes them know it's worth it

Danarchy@lemmy.nz · 17 pts · 34d (2 replies)

So if u wanna wax an exec, be a body guard

finallymadeanaccount@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 34d

So if u wanna wax an exec, be a body guard

"Okay, Sir, just grit your teeth and ... " riiiiiip

yeargh! "Oh, wait! That didn't hurt as much as I expected. And, look! It's so smooth now!"

"Yes, Sir. Now ... the other ball!"

username123@sh.itjust.works · 3 pts · 34d

Great name for an album

finallymadeanaccount@lemmy.world · 10 pts · 34d

Armed bodyguards have the opportunity to do the funniest thing ...

sixtoe@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 8 pts · 34d

we live in the grenade drone future. bodyguards lol

honesthenery@thelemmy.club · 3 pts · 34d

catch a body

BillyTheKid2@lemmy.ca · 2 pts · 34d (6 replies)

Do we hate just the execs, or the ai engineers too? Ones using ai to engineer, or the ones engineering it? And is it all C level? Or just CTO? Or just CEO? what about COOs?

podian@piefed.social · 5 pts · 34d (1 reply)

Yes.

"I was just an honest to goodness paper pushing COO; I wasn't complicit or enabling at all" worked great at Nuremberg.

BillyTheKid2@lemmy.ca · 1 pts · 34d

Perfect, thank you.

funkless_eck@sh.itjust.works · 3 pts · 34d (1 reply)

I will never work for gambling, arms, loans or AI. You can have standards.

All CxOs are leadership and a fish rots from the head.

BillyTheKid2@lemmy.ca · 1 pts · 34d

Thank you, that clears it up

monnier@lemmy.ca · 3 pts · 34d (1 reply)

It's got nothing to do with their role/employment. Earning 100x more than the median income (or having 1000x more wealth than the average citizen about to retire) is a crime.

BillyTheKid2@lemmy.ca · 1 pts · 31d

The others seem to disagree with you, but thank you for sharing your opinion.

I'll take it as an or: CxO || Wealthy

Now I just need a definition for wealthy and I'll know exactly who to dislike.