[Full Interview]
/ 2026 / … This conversation with Hakeem Anwar explores the accelerating convergence of artificial intelligence, resource extraction, and surveillance systems, and how these forces are reshaping both the physical and digital landscape. From the hidden environmental costs of massive data centres to the quiet expansion of digital ID systems and the normalization of surveillance in schools, a consistent pattern is emerging. Infrastructure is being built not just to serve technology, but to reorganize human behavior around it.
Anwar explores themes of privacy-focused technology, local and open-source AI, community resistance to data-center expansion, and practical ways to reduce dependence on centralized AI systems.
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