Librarians are hosting viral Avoiding AI workshops for people fed up with Big Tech
27 July 2026 · filed under 2040a4e41a8d
Libraries across the United States are hosting workshops titled “Avoiding AI,” according to a report published by TechCrunch on July 25. The report states that these workshops have elicited unprecedented demand.
TechCrunch identifies libraries as the setting for this trend, framing it within a broader public reckoning with artificial intelligence tools from major technology companies. The report describes attendees as people who are fed up with Big Tech, though it does not specify what draws them to these particular sessions or what the sessions cover.
The report was published under TechCrunch’s AI vertical and carries the original title “Librarians are hosting viral ‘Avoiding AI’ workshops for people who are fed up with Big Tech.”
No further detail on the substance of the demand, its scale, or its causes is available in the material provided.