The Instagram boss said that worries about AI come down to ‘a fear of being left behind in some way.’

The Instagram boss said that worries about AI come down to ‘a fear of being left behind in some way.’

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Oct 28, 2026, 11:05 PM UTC

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Stevie Bonifield

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Asked about AI and the trend of college students booing tech CEOs at graduation ceremonies, Instagram head Adam Mosseri acknowledged in an interview that a lot of people really don’t like AI, and it’s not just young people and creatives. Appearing on the Colin and Samir podcast to talk about the launch of widescreen and long-form video for Instagram , Mosseri said he thinks there’s a trend of “more anxiety and more frustration and more anger about AI,” particularly in creative industries:

It’s not only getting worse, it’s going to continue to get worse.…