Axis Conversations CT: Wuthering Heights, AI Smart Glasses, and the SEU Outpouring
Feb 19, 2026
They discuss AI smart glasses and the unsettling privacy and safety questions they raise. They cover the viral rise of a shadowy TikTok figure and internet fascination with new online villains. They talk about a canceled college day of worship and how faith shows up on campus. They flag a controversial roguelite game and a new animated film from Sony Animation.
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Gen Z Embracing Trades
- Gen Z is shifting toward trade schools and apprenticeships as a practical response to rising college costs and automation threats.
- Trades offer earn-while-you-learn paths and skills that are harder to automate compared with many white-collar roles.
Fiber Replaces Protein Hype
- The cultural protein fad is cooling as fiber becomes a new nutritional selling point across packaged foods.
- This shift highlights how food trends swing and how social-media nutrition advice can distort balanced approaches.
Safety Testing Hampered By Law
- Current laws treating creation or possession of child sexual abuse material make safety testing of AI risky for researchers.
- That legal risk can prevent companies from proactively finding and fixing systems that generate harmful sexualized images.