I'll add to that with the 1918 novel "The Magnificent Ambersons", about an car maker who is resented by those who opposed tech advances.  Here is a key scene in the movie adaptation -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vA1fVHBWuBU .  The automobile inventor is calm and reasonable, while the automobile-opposer is depicted as a backward snob.  So it's pretty clear which side the writer is sympathetic to.  In those days, that might've been a controversial stance -- just like the stance to support or oppose AI today.  This scene pretty much predicts what is to come: cars will revolutionize civilization and may cause harmful changes, but they will stay.  Pretty much all tech advances have followed the same route: they don't create all winners, but they bring about positive net changes -- until they don't, and are replaced by better tech.

I will definitely check that out. Thank you for sharing! Love this stuff.

Another cultural reference for you is the 1951 British film starring Alec Guinness; "The Man in the White Suite".   The Man in the White Suit is a satirical comedy that tells the story of a janitor and closet chemist who creates a white cloth that can't get dirty or wear out. His invention threatens both the textile industry business men and labor unions. The film explores themes of innovation, capitalism, and the conflict between progress and tradition. It's a sophisticated comedy/farce that takes a dig at cultural institutions in 1950's northern England.

Thanks, Gary!

Finally had a minute to watch that clip you gave, Kevin. Pretty good scene. Thanks.