A recent article by Taylor Lorenz reports that vast swaths of the American public are against AI, and Silicon Valley CEOs are attempting to shift the narrative, with signs indicating they will have to do more than simply change how they talk about the technology. The article's body includes a list of topics, such as OpenAI's in-house witch, Grok Bot, hobbyamory, chatbot prenups, chip engineer bachelors, Kendrick Lamar x RushTok, Dean Ball drama, Roku's AI slop channel, and furries aura farming wildfires. The post is dated Aug 12, 2026, and is marked as paid subscriber content.