这一波被称为「反人工智慧（Anti-AI）」的Z世代科技潮流中，许多年轻人开始热衷于亲自动手制作不含AI功能的「网路甲板（cyberdecks）」个人电脑，或是购买二手iPod与单一用途的电子阅读器和数位笔记本，以此来抵制大科技公司强推的AI与演算法侵入。

这种拒绝AI的行为并非单纯的怀旧，而是消费者对矽谷未经同意便强行推广AI技术的一种反弹。Z世代长期生活在演算法主导的环境中，深知注意力被收割与社交生活被过度优化的弊端，因此选择功能较少但能保障隐私与自主权的设备。

面对年轻消费者的抗拒，微软总裁布拉德·史密斯承认这对科技业是一个警讯。尽管数百亿美元持续涌入AI领域，但反AI潮流表明人们渴望拥有自主选择权，决定自己要使用何种科技，以及要出让多少注意力和数据。

In the latest Gen-Z tech trend known as "Anti-AI," many young people are embracing DIY personal computers called "cyberdecks" that explicitly reject AI, as well as buying retro iPods and single-purpose devices like e-readers and digital notetakers, to push back against the AI and algorithms forced upon them by tech giants.

This rejection of AI is not merely nostalgia, but a consumer backlash against Silicon Valley deploying AI technology without public consent. Having lived under algorithmic control, Gen-Z understands the downsides of harvested attention and optimized social lives, leading them to choose simpler devices that protect their privacy and agency.

In response to this youth resistance, Microsoft President Brad Smith acknowledged it as a wake-up call for the tech sector. Despite billions of dollars pouring into the AI revolution, the anti-AI trend demonstrates that people want the choice to decide what technology they use and how much of their attention and data they give away.