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Librarians are hosting viral ‘Avoiding AI’ workshops for people who are fed up with Big Tech
TechCrunchSaturday, July 25, 2026 at 4:00 PM
RedScroll Brief
At libraries around the country, "Avoiding AI" workshops have elicited unprecedented demand.
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- Impact
- High
- Category
- Technology
- Market relevance
- Moderate
- Why it matters
- Technology shifts change how people work, communicate, and build — often faster than policy can follow. At libraries around the country, "Avoiding AI" workshops have elicited unprecedented demand. Secondary effects may show up in markets and supply chains linked to Federal Reserve and AI.
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What happened
At libraries around the country, "Avoiding AI" workshops have elicited unprecedented demand.
Why it matters
Technology shifts change how people work, communicate, and build — often faster than policy can follow.
Background
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Timeline
TechCrunch published: Librarians are hosting viral ‘Avoiding AI’ workshops for people who are fed up with Big Tech
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Economic impact
Secondary effects may show up in markets and supply chains linked to Federal Reserve and AI.
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