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Feds Target AI Critics as "Foreign Agents"
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Key facts
- Yet 40 percent said AI will hurt society over the next 20 years, compared with 16 percent who said it will help
- Then there’s Kevin O’Leary, the “Shark Tank” investor behind a planned $100 billion data center in Utah
- I write requesting the Department of Justice (DOJ) investigate foreign influence efforts targeting the buildout of American AI infrastructure,” Senate Intelligence Committee chairman Tom Cotton
- Nearly half, 48 percent, are strongly opposed, and the opposition crosses party lines, including 63 percent of Republicans
Summary
Anxiety over AI and data centers is widely held, but somehow the Trump administration has convinced itself the public concern was manufactured in China. This week, in little- noticed remarks by President Trump and Justice Department warning, the administration declared war on protestors and opponents of AI, threatening “criminal liability” if they “further the propaganda or other goals of a foreign power.” While that sounds like some modern day Tokyo Rose shilling for Beijing, with orders coming in over shortwave radio, the actual targets are normal people who have no idea they are part of the government’s latest national security mirage. Last week, the Justice Department instructed “citizens and noncitizens” that anyone furthering the “goals” of a foreign power in “any public activity”, including even “public demonstrations” — must formally notify the government to avoid arrest and prosecution. Though they don’t identify any specific protests, it’s not hard to surmise who they’re talking about.