"AI" is a serious threat to many people's lives as companies and governments use it to kill people more effectively, to make people drown at EU borders, to undermine their livelihoods by devaluing their work, to burn the planet more quickly for the benefit of a few.
Violence against "AI" is an act of self-defence.
This is a great article documenting what is happening in the US right now (with the necessary distancing re not endorsing physical violence, ofc):
https://www.bloodinthemachine.com/p/why-the-ai-backlash-has-turned-violent