Rebecca Solnit: What #technology takes from us – and how to take it back. Decisions outsourced, #chatbots for friends, the natural world an afterthought: Silicon Valley is giving us life void of #connection. There is a way out – but it’s going to take collective effort.

#SiliconValley #AI #empathy #nature
https://www.theguardian.com/news/ng-interactive/2026/jan/29/what-technology-takes-from-us-and-how-to-take-it-back

Rebecca Solnit: What #technology takes from us – and how to take it back. Decisions outsourced, #chatbots for friends, the natural world an afterthought: Silicon Valley is giving us life void of #connection. There is a way out – but it’s going to take collective effort.

#SiliconValley #AI #empathy #nature
https://www.theguardian.com/news/ng-interactive/2026/jan/29/what-technology-takes-from-us-and-how-to-take-it-back

Reuters: Exclusive-Pentagon clashes with Anthropic over military AI use, sources say. “The Pentagon is at odds with artificial-intelligence developer Anthropic over safeguards that would prevent the government from deploying its technology to target weapons autonomously ​and conduct U.S. domestic surveillance, three people familiar with the matter told Reuters.”

Reuters: Exclusive-Pentagon clashes with Anthropic over military AI use, sources say. “The Pentagon is at odds with artificial-intelligence developer Anthropic over safeguards that would prevent the government from deploying its technology to target weapons autonomously ​and conduct U.S. domestic surveillance, three people familiar with the matter told Reuters.”

Rebecca Solnit: What #technology takes from us – and how to take it back. Decisions outsourced, #chatbots for #friends, the natural world an afterthought: Silicon Valley is giving us life void of connection. There is a way out – but it’s going to take collective effort.

#AI #nature #SiliconValley
https://www.theguardian.com/news/ng-interactive/2026/jan/29/what-technology-takes-from-us-and-how-to-take-it-back

Rebecca Solnit: What #technology takes from us – and how to take it back. Decisions outsourced, #chatbots for #friends, the natural world an afterthought: Silicon Valley is giving us life void of connection. There is a way out – but it’s going to take collective effort.

#AI #nature #SiliconValley
https://www.theguardian.com/news/ng-interactive/2026/jan/29/what-technology-takes-from-us-and-how-to-take-it-back