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AI anxiety echoes past technological fears
Original: AI has sparked anxiety, earlier generations showed us ways to manage our fears https://www.npr.org/2026/09/28/nx-s1-5970
NPR reports that anxiety over artificial intelligence is spreading across workplaces and daily life, and argues that history offers guidance: past generations faced disruptive technologies and learned to manage the resulting fears. The piece draws on earlier technological upheavals to suggest coping strategies for today's AI-related worries.
Why now: Rapid AI adoption has left many people worried about jobs and society, prompting a search for historical perspective on managing such fears.
Evidence
- AI has sparked anxiety, earlier generations showed us ways to manage our fears https://www.npr.org/2026/09/28/nx-s1-5970031/ai-has-sparked-anxiety-earlier-generations-showed-us-ways-to-manage-our-fears # AI # Technology # MentalHealth · npr_technology@robot.villas · 4
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