The Japan Times
A growing number of young consumers are turning to analog and single-purpose devices like cyberdecks and e-readers as a form of resistance to AI-first platforms and increasingly automated digital systems. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2026/06/15/world/gen-z-tech-trend-anti-ai/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #worldnews #ai #analogartificialintelligence #ai #cyberdeck #alphabet #google #ebay #siliconvalley #microsoft #siliconvalley #genz
What is the hottest Gen-Z tech trend? Anti-AI

Many of the models now being hunted online were released before their new owners were born.

The Japan Times
Jun 15 at 3:08pmBuffer
Show threadBecca1d ago

@thejapantimes putting AI in their product means i have to buy from someone else

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Show threadMi 🔜 Pol’and’Rock 30.071d ago
@thejapantimes i’ve been collecting intel atom netbooks since the beginning of this decade, i was right
Show threadjsl3h ago
@mi @thejapantimes
We'll have to modify the "Will it run Doom" test.
"Can it run an AI model?"
"No, sadly it's..."
"Perfect, I take it!"