Canadian Blogger Faces Backlash for Promoting AI Assistant Claude

Emma Orhun, a social media creator from Ottawa, Canada, faced a wave of negative comments after promoting the AI assistant Claude. She said the sudden harsh criticism was scary, especially when she was alone, and made her doubt herself. Later, talking about it on a podcast brought more backlash, and some old fans even unfollowed her. Emma noted that aggressive confrontation doesn't lead to consensus, and she worries such backlash might make AI a taboo topic. Similar incidents occurred when OpenAI invited creators to promote AI, sparking debates on gender differences and AI ethics.