Guardian column: the way out of AI doom nihilism is human flourishing, not tech
nordicinst · x · 2026-09-14
Guardian columnist Brigid Delaney probes the creeping AI nihilism: a friend regrets having kids over fears AI will erase their careers and strain the climate, while headlines like "AI could kill all humans in 10 years" now meet public indifference. She argues tech itself offers no exit — instead we must define the ingredients of human flourishing, chiefly a direct relationship with the natural world rather than screen-based existence, and invokes a Nordic ethos to build resilient, responsible AI where tech serves life.
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