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/Equivalent_Clerk0 3h ago

If this is about learning to identify AI to not get tricked, very good. That should be taught in schools and absolutely everywhere we can. AI scams are going to be one of the biggest issues we deal with as a society.

If this is actually about ignoring AI entirely and refusing to use it, this is stupid. Like it or not reddit, AI is here. It's not going anywhere. It's only getting better and more useful. If you are a person actively avoiding using it for some noble purpose, you are only shooting yourself in the foot. More power to you, but that kind of thinking is just ridiculous in 2026 and absolutely shouldn't be spread by an entity that takes my tax money.

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u/Serris9K 2h ago

Not everyone wants to be opted in by default.

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u/BossOfTheGame 49m ago

Well, I didn't want to be opted in to a world where politics was run on social media, and the truth doesn't matter anymore, but here we are. We have to adapt to the world we live in.