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D08 — Anti-Technology, Anti-AI Grievance, and Target Fixation

D08-E02

Economic Displacement Grievance

Description

The person fixates on job loss, automation, replacement, inequality, or corporate AI control.

Rationale

Economic displacement grievance is a well-established pathway to violence when combined with a specific target attribution. Workers who blame AI, companies, or executives for job loss or financial harm have been documented in real-world threat cases. The grievance is legitimate in substance but becomes a risk factor when it is intense, personalized, and unresolved.

Evidence Base

  • US Law Enforcement Warns of ‘Anti-Tech Extremism’ as AI Hatred Grows

    Daniel Boguslaw, 2026. US Law Enforcement Warns of ‘Anti-Tech Extremism’ as AI Hatred Grows. WIRED.

    News / journalism

  • The Rise of Anti-Technology Violent Extremism

    Homeland Security Human Factors Institute, 2026. The Rise of Anti-Technology Violent Extremism. Homeland Security Human Factors Institute.

    Conference paper
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