That being said, do you really (and by “you” I mean all the lurkers as well) think this whole thing will backfire in the long run?

It’s backfiring now by deleting databases, overwriting important configuration files, and leaving sensitive information in the wild.

Now, I agree, AI isn’t going away: Like any other kind of massive fuck-up, by the time the current crop of suckers learn their lessons, there’ll be a new crop ready to make the same mistakes again.