It’s interesting, because we have examples of other sects in the past that also opposed human progress through technology. History is repeating itself.
For instance, see Luddites: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luddite
For instance, see Luddites: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luddite
> But the Luddites themselves “were totally fine with machines,” says Kevin Binfield, editor of the 2004 collection Writings of the Luddites. They confined their attacks to manufacturers who used machines in what they called “a fraudulent and deceitful manner” to get around standard labor practices. “They just wanted machines that made high-quality goods,” says Binfield, “and they wanted these machines to be run by workers who had gone through an apprenticeship and got paid decent wages. Those were their only concerns.”[1]
[1] https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/what-the-luddites-rea...
The issue is not the technology per se, it's how it's applied. If it eliminates vast swathes of jobs and drives wages down for those left, then people start to have a problem with it. That was true in the time of the Luddites and it's true today with AI.
They just don't like it when the machines are able to do the mediocre job they get paid to do.
Imagine if we had listened to the Luddites back in the day...
By all means, I use it. In some instances it is useful. I think it is mostly a technology that causes damages to humanity though. I just don't really care about it.