FT: Suburban Knowledge Workers in 'Wired Belt' Set to Drive AI Backlash
A Financial Times opinion piece argues that the next wave of political anger in the US will come not from the rust belt but from suburban, highly educated knowledge workers—a group the author calls the "wired belt"—who feel economically threatened by AI. The author draws a parallel to the working-class grievances that fueled Donald Trump's electoral victories.
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