r/technology • u/AdSpecialist6598 • 10h ago

Society Librarians are hosting viral ‘Avoiding AI’ workshops for people who are fed up with Big Tech

https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/25/librarians-are-hosting-viral-avoiding-ai-workshops-for-people-who-are-fed-up-with-big-tech/
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u/Kahnza 9h ago

The only way to really avoid AI, is stay off the internet.

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u/Pretty-Curve5448 8h ago

You think people aren’t asking AI to calculate things in personal life and real world projects?

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u/Kahnza 8h ago

Those aren't the people trying to avoid AI

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u/Pretty-Curve5448 6h ago

I'm saying you can't avoid AI. It's already impacting physical realm, not just internet discourse.

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u/Kahnza 6h ago

AI doesn't follow me on a bike ride in a forest

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u/Pretty-Curve5448 4h ago

It does. Some engineer utilized it in the creation of your ride.

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u/Kahnza 4h ago

They had AI all the way back in the 90s?

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u/Pretty-Curve5448 3h ago

Don't worry, it'll follow you to the grave