Europe is noping out of AI lmao

TL;DR

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  Norway is drawing a hard line on AI in schools: The policy is no generative AI for grades 1 through 7, with limited use in grades 8 through 10 only after teachers are trained, plus proposed legislation to promote books in classrooms.

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  Bitar rejects the idea that tech equals progress by default: He uses vapes and porn as intentionally absurd examples to show that being technologically impressive does not make something socially healthy.

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  The smartphone comparison is central to his argument: He says life before smartphones was less chaotic and more social, and points to Norway's earlier school smartphone ban and its reported benefits like better GPA and fewer therapist visits, especially for girls.

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  AI feels personally devaluing to him as a software builder: He says his edge used to be being a generalist who could just ship projects, but now AI makes everyone look productive, which in his view erodes the value of real skill.

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  He sees a broader AI slowdown coming: Bitar argues there is a growing public and regulatory fatigue with AI's 'annoyingness,' and reads Norway's move as part of a wider mood shift toward slowing things down and figuring out the consequences.