I Am Retiring from Tech to Live Offline
Tech blogger Simon Willison is stepping away from the tech industry, including open source, to embrace a more analog lifestyle. He cites AI as a primary reason for this decision, likening the pervasive influence of AI to a force that fundamentally alters one's inner monologue and sense of self. Willison is inspired by Chad Whitacre's similar move, who expressed discomfort after using Anthropic's Claude Code, feeling as though a corporate-owned computer system was intruding on his thoughts. AI
IMPACT Reflects a growing sentiment among some tech professionals to disconnect from pervasive AI influence.