: an unforeseen and unwanted effect, result, or set of repercussions
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On Musk’s social media app X, the Grok AI image generation reply bot has been made for paying customers only and has been seemingly restricted from making sexualized deepfakes after a wave of blowback from users and regulators.
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Kevin Collier, NBC news, 9 Jan. 2026
Tech giant Microsoft has been at the epicenter of the resulting blowback, bearing the full brunt of the rage felt by many fed up with having AI shoved down their throat.
—Victor Tangermann, Futurism, 7 Jan. 2026
One other obstacle the White House will need to contend with, Hochstein said, is blowback from Gulf countries and from China.
—Tim McDonnell, semafor.com, 5 Jan. 2026
And ultimately, the one who is likely to face the most blowback from that is Trump.
—Dana Taylor, USA Today, 5 Jan. 2026
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Kevin Collier, NBC news, 9 Jan. 2026
Tech giant Microsoft has been at the epicenter of the resulting blowback, bearing the full brunt of the rage felt by many fed up with having AI shoved down their throat.
—Victor Tangermann, Futurism, 7 Jan. 2026
One other obstacle the White House will need to contend with, Hochstein said, is blowback from Gulf countries and from China.
—Tim McDonnell, semafor.com, 5 Jan. 2026
And ultimately, the one who is likely to face the most blowback from that is Trump.
—Dana Taylor, USA Today, 5 Jan. 2026
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“Blowback.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/blowback. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.
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