hysteria
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But both AI boosterism and backlash about AI killing jobs are whipping up public hysteria.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 22, 2026
“I would say this is the same kind of hysteria that we heard on April 2nd,” said Bessent at a press conference from Davos, Switzerland, where the World Economic Forum is being held.
From MarketWatch • Jan. 20, 2026
"With the look of the wolf - as we've seen with the Preston three - if you get one wandering, you get mass hysteria."
From BBC • Jan. 11, 2026
She has them read books such as The Crucible and the Lord of the Flies to teach about the dangers of mass hysteria and group vilification.
From Slate • Dec. 5, 2025
Hampden College, as a body, was always strangely prone to hysteria.
From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt
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