
WarRoom Battleground EP 775: The Pitfalls Of AI Regulation And Cyborg Theocracy ...
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Steve Bannon
This is the primal scream of a dying regime. Pray for our enemies because we're going medieval on these people.
Stephen K. Bannon
You're just not going to free shot.
Steve Bannon
All these networks lying about the people. The people had a belly full of it. I know you don't like hearing that. I know you try to do everything.
Stephen K. Bannon
In the world to stop that, but.
Steve Bannon
You'Re not going to stop it. It's going to happen.
Joe Allen
And where do people like that go to share the big lie? MAGA MEDIA I wish in my soul, I wish that any of these people had a conscience.
Steve Bannon
Ask yourself, what is my task and what is my purpose? If that answer is to save my country, this country will be saved.
Mark Beale
WAR ROOM here's your host, Stephen K. Ban. Foreign.
Stephen K. Bannon
It's Friday 23rd May, year overlord 2025. Thank you for sticking around for the second hour of our late afternoon, early evening edition of War room. Special announcement, 9am tomorrow morning, not 10, 9am tomorrow morning, Eastern Daylight Time. We will be live. We're going to the United States Military Academy at West Point. Steve Gruber will be there with the RAV crew. We're going to have all three hours. The graduation exercise for the cadets will start. President Trump, commander in chief, is going to address the cadets and then give out diplomas. And the commissions of these cadets will come shortly thereafter. Captain Mo Bannon will be up there, new member of the Board of Visitors. And we'll be checking in throughout the day. So 9am tomorrow morning till noon, live coverage of the graduation West Point. And then on Monday, 10am to noon, we'll be covering the ceremony, the commemoration at Arlington National Cemetery for the honored dead of the United States military. And Patrick K. O' Donnell will be my wingman for both days. Jon is my wingman now. Mark Beals, our guest. Mark, also, I just want to make sure people understand the little parish that your parents and my parents and these classic deplorables, right? Just working class, good folks, very humble, with Father Adrian, started this little parish of St. Joseph that has really expanded because of so many vocations, so many young people in the military. Just great, great folks, the backbone of the country. This is the parish that the Richmond office of the FBI started the investigation because Steve Bannon's parents were involved in it. As you know, my dad is as close to a saint as you can get. Just a kind, humble man. They investigated because Steve Bannon was associated with that parish. This is the kind of depravity at the FBI and when I was a kid in that parish of St. Paul's at the time, back in the 50s and 60s, the most revered people in the parish were the FBI agents. We had a couple of FBI agents. Everybody in the parish looked up to. That's not the FBI today. How shocking is that, that they investigated for extremism? This was a breeding ground, you know, the folks that go there. This is a breeding ground for extremism, sir.
Catherine O'Neill
Yeah, Steve. I wasn't particularly politically aware or active until that happened. In fact, maybe I could even have said that I was sort of burying my head a little bit in the sand. But once they kind of come for you, it's sort of hard not to pay attention. I just remember my grandmother, who I was very close with, in her little shawl and her rosary, kneeling to take communion and to hear the FBI was potentially engaged. There was a very shocking, I think, experience for me and completely not consistent with what I know, that the great men and women of the FBI swore the oath of the Constitution to protect the country. That's not. That never seemed like something that they would ever do.
Sheriff Roy Boyd
No.
Stephen K. Bannon
Pretty shocking, particularly given you and all the great. The young people that came out of there and went in the military, went to build businesses. It's just incredible. Joe Allen, we got a couple more questions for Mark before he let you go. Really thank you for coming in, sir, given everything you got on your plate. Joe Allen, take it away.
Mark Beale
Yeah, Mark, you know, we talk a lot about the religious implications of artificial intelligence in general, but also artificial general intelligence and superintelligence. This concept basically, of a digital God. I don't want to put you on the spot too much with. In regards to your own belief, but if you could speak to the spiritual aspect of this, the religious aspect of this, and the struggle against these Silicon Valley, maybe you could say transhumanists, posthumanists and the aims that they have. How do you personally, if you care to speak to that, see this in religious terms or just your involvement in the church in general? The statements from Pope Leo 14. How do you see religious communities responding to this?
Catherine O'Neill
I had the. I think if you look at the culture coming out of Silicon Valley, some of the people that are building this technology are not only atheists, but potentially even Hoffa, hostile to religious people. And I think when you hear the public statements that are made, you know, how AI will make humanity no longer essential, or AI will, you know, we should be planning for succession and handing the keys of the kingdom over to AI, and ultimately this goal of building the digital God to usher in an era of immortality. And by the way, these aren't things that I necessarily think or believe. It's just what the folks that are building this technology themselves have been saying over the last 10 years. I think it's hard for people of faith to not kind of be grabbed by the lapels and confront this potentially very hostile series of developments that could affront people of religious faith. And I remember back in my time, Benedictine, we had to write this essay on freedom. I was a senior in high school on 9 11, and freedom was sort of the talk of the day. And as long as people had the freedom to choose the good in the world. And I worry about a future in which not only are people no longer able to choose the good, but potentially no longer able to choose many, many things at all, whether that be how they derive their income. And by the way, you hear folks talking about ideas around universal basic income, and they promise this utopia. But I tell you, folks who have studied history know that every time someone makes a claim about utopia, it ends in one place, and that place is the Gulag. But I also think there could be. This technology could bring about a tremendous amount of benefits for people, especially if we don't have to go all the way to the superintelligence that some people want to build and focus in on improving the quality of life for all Americans, improving health care. But we'll have to sort of think very carefully. And I think we saw a letter from some evangelical Christian leaders sent to the President just a few days ago urging the President to take some of these issues much more seriously and ensure that those folks have a seat at the table as important policy choices are made. And, you know, the last thing I'll mention, Joe, here on this one, is that the idea of AGI, artificial general intelligence, this capability might be happening as soon as. While President Trump is in office. And so as we sort of think about what's coming right around the corner, the people of our country, I think, need to get a lot more engaged calling their members of Congress, expressing concern and otherwise being activated on this one, because I think, as Steve made, this is perhaps the most important test certainly of our lifetime, if maybe not even of human history. And I know that sounds a little fantastical, but I really believe that it might be true.
Mark Beale
Well, just listening to the people like Marc Andreessen, Sam Altman, Larry Page, Demis Hasabis, just the vision of creating this digital God itself, even if it's not necessarily plausible technically, although I definitely do not dismiss the possibility that belief system has to be focused on, in my opinion, especially when it comes to total human replacement or human extinction as a goal. It has to be excised from the culture real quick, too. That's Johnny Moore and the Christian ailetter.org I believe is the open letter that, that Mark Beale just mentioned. We had Max Tegmark on in the last few days, and he, I think, echoes a lot of your sentiments as far as the positive potentiality of AI and avoiding the negative. I myself, I got to say, speaking to you guys, always have to suppress my Luddite instincts so that I don't come in as a big party pooper. But I, I really do appreciate at least the real conscience in what you guys are doing. So, Mark, if you would just please tell us where we can find you. Tell us where we can find out about your work at the AI Policy Network and what sorts of things you guys are going to be doing in the near future.
Catherine O'Neill
Yeah, so we're going to continue our campaign, our guerrilla campaign on Capitol Hill and with the public to try to get the message out and try help folks understand that what's happening in this field and help Congress navigate this issue as best they can on behalf of the country and fulfillment of their duties under the Constitution. You guys can find me on Twitter markbeal and@theaipn.org we're always looking for supporters and for folks to help us with our mission. So if you'd like to, to get more involved, please do feel free to reach out and say hi and we'd be delighted to chat.
Mark Beale
Okay. Mark Beale, thank you very much. Look forward to speaking to you again.
Stephen K. Bannon
Thank you, gentlemen.
Catherine O'Neill
Have a wonderful day. And I'd like to say happy Memorial Day and substantially call out a Benedictine colleague, Nick Kirvin, usmc, who died in Afghanistan. We miss you swerving Kirvin.
Stephen K. Bannon
Wow. Unbelievable. That's the weekend we commemorate these fallen heroes, the honored dead of the American military. Thank you so much. Mark Beale. And Benedictine generated some great, great leaders. Really, really fantastic institution. Talking about great leaders. MO is going to the Board of Visitors at West Point. We also have another War Room Posse regular, Catherine o' Neill. Catherine, big announcement you put up on Twitter a little while ago. Where are you headed? You're taking a senior leadership position on a board that is very close to our heart. In fact, we had the head of the organization on the show this morning talking about Hungary and Poland. What are you doing?
Chris Russo
Thanks, Steve, for having me on. So I just joined the board of the American Conservative which is an organization that's near and dear to me. My family's been involved with it from the very beginning, and I believe that it was the first true publication to parrot the America first agenda. And I'm very happy to be a part of it and help continue the legacy there.
Stephen K. Bannon
Are you. Are you going to go to. Are you going to go to Hungary or Poland or. You know, how involved are you going to be in cpac? American Conservative is. I know it's the. The. The. The magazine you guys put out. Is this Kurt Mills magazine?
Chris Russo
Yes, this is Kurt Mills. Yeah. Who's a dear friend of mine.
Stephen K. Bannon
Yeah, Kurt Mills. Now you get. Now, now you get into a very controversial. We love Kurt Mills. Very controversial guy.
Chris Russo
Yes, he is, but he is on the forefront of the anti war America first movement, talking about the endless wars preventing us from going to war with Iran right now, which is very scary, as you know. So Kurt is doing a brilliant job over there to try to prevent that.
Stephen K. Bannon
Your father and brother have been very engaged in this also. What has attracted the o' Neill family, with all the different people that come to you, et cetera, this magazine and Kurt Mills. We've known Kurt now for 10 years as a young editor. What has it attracted to the o' Neill family for you guys to get engaged here?
Chris Russo
Yeah, absolutely. It was not only my father and my brother, but also my grandmother, who you knew very well. Former ambassador Faith Whittlesey was involved in the creation of tac. She was also on the board of the Rockford Institute, which is out of Illinois. And it's just parroting these ideals of pro nationalism and pro America. And I think they were the ones that were not afraid to say these things 30 years ago when, you know, maybe they weren't as popular. Another one is a guy named Pat Buchanan. My family was very close to Pat Buchanan. My dad was with him in New Hampshire when he won the primary. I believe it was in 92. So those were the ideals that I was raised on. And so I want to make sure that we're continuing that legacy within my family.
Stephen K. Bannon
Do you think you guys are winning the conversation? I know Kurt's very close to Tucker. You've got this whole kind of wing now of the mega movement. Do you guys believe you're winning the intellectual argument in regards to. I wouldn't say isolationism. You know, JD Gave a talk at the Naval Academy today to talk about the new reality of American foreign policy and national security. Do you guys think you're winning the intellectual argument?
Chris Russo
Absolutely. 100%. I believe that it's the right argument to make. And I think Donald Trump has been brilliant in bringing that argument to the forefront of our dialogue here in this country. Putting America and Americans first is the cornerstone of the American conservative magazine and has been since its inception. And so I believe that those ideas are now in the mainstream media. I mean, people are parroting America first all the time. It's, it's popular, it's cool. And I think, you know, kudos to people like my grandmother, Pat Buchanan, my dad, Kurt Mills for starting that and starting that trend and keeping it relevant.
Stephen K. Bannon
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Stephen K. Bannon
Amazing. You've been on a couple of campaigns for Trump, you've been in the State Department for President Trump, you've been in the White House for President Trump. You've been a total, complete warrior. Now, you're one of the great young entrepreneurs out there and you're stepping up to help the folks over at American Conservative, particularly Kurt Mills and that great editorial team. Thank you, ma' am. One more time, where do people over the weekend go to? Meriwether Farms.
Chris Russo
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Stephen K. Bannon
And I love that two year old daughter crushing one. Thank you, ma' am. You have a great memorial Day weekend.
Chris Russo
Thanks. You, too, Steve.
Stephen K. Bannon
Want to go? Todd Bensman cannot join us. Something came up. He's working on something. We're going to try to get Todd after the Memorial Day commemoration probably on Tuesday. But we've got Sheriff Roy Boyd from Goliad, Texas. Sheriff, here's what I don't understand. I think people, we're have Russo on in a minute. He did great. Texans for Strong Borders. I think people around the country understand that kind of Texas is the railhead of maga. And one of the basic principles of President Trump is not simply to secure the border, but that you've got to deport. The illegal aliens are here. And we hear now there's this huge fight, I guess, in the Texas House and Senate about a bill to a 287G. And everybody tells me the guy to talk to about this is Sheriff Roy Boyd. Can you walk our audience through why this is even a controversy down in Texas given the, given the great patriots and folks down there that support President Trump and support the MAGA agenda?
Sheriff Roy Boyd
Thanks for having me on, Steve. But I will tell you first and foremost that while Texas may be full of conservatives and we're predominantly a rural state, we are becoming urbanized very fast. And if we're not careful, we're going to be in the new California in another 15 to 20 years at the rate we're going. So our legislature is not nearly as conservative as most of the people in the state of Texas would like to believe they are. And as a result of that, they're fighting constantly about what they're going to do, because you have many people now in the state of Texas at the local, you know, whether it's that county or at the state level that run as Republicans but are really not Republicans. And some of those you'll be able to see because they switched over to the Republican Party during the first Trump administration, realizing that they were going to be swept if they didn't get on board with what Trump was saying. And so they've mimic those things. But when it comes time to passing legislation, they always get a little bit soft on what they need to do. You know, the bill you're talking about with 287G is Senate Bill late. And I wrote some language for this bill. But I will tell you, it's not just the legislature's fault. It's also law enforcement's fault because a lot of the sheriffs don't want to be told what to do. And I can understand that. But the problem is now in the bill Unless you are a county of 100,000 or more people, you are not mandated to participate in the 287 program. And so what that means is out of 254 counties in the state of Texas, only 43 counties will be mandated to request to participate in 287. Doesn't mean they have to participate. It just means they have to request it. And if they do get accepted, there's nothing in there about them actually doing the job. And so the problem is we're doing half measures and we're not actually making.
Stephen K. Bannon
Just explain to the audience what this, because I think people are like, can't believe local law enforcement and particularly the sheriffs of the counties which are so powerful in Texas as law enforcement, you're not actually working with federal authorities. Is that why we actually have to pass a bill? Why don't you guys just work in hand and glove?
Sheriff Roy Boyd
Anyway, man, your guess is good as mine. The problem is you've got a vast array in law enforcement. Doesn't matter where you are. But you have some folks that get elected to sheriff and for them, it's their chance. They're at the apex of their career and they're going to put their feet on their desk. For some of them, they're like the dog that caught the car by the bumper and it's dragging them down the road because it's actually too much for them to manage and to comprehend. And so. And then you have some of those that have other political leanings, even though they run Republican, that don't want to do anything. The Border Sheriff's Coalition is a good example. The Border Sheriff's Coalition wants nothing to do with enforcement. They want all the Stone Garden money in the world, and they don't want anything to do with disrupting cartel activity down along the border. And we've seen it firsthand because our investigations in our county, based off of our task force efforts, always lead down to the border. But we don't get cooperation in most of the counties down there. And so you have a wide dynamic of personalities and interests in local law enforcement. And so I pushed for this bill to have all encompassing language in it that requires all law enforcement. But first off, the legislature didn't want to include the municipal law enforcement and they didn't want to force the sheriffs because some of the sheriffs were upset because they didn't want to have to protect, participate if they didn't want to. And part of that problem goes back to a couple things, Steve. Number one, the Trump administration has done a miserable job of marketing the 287G program, because historically, 287 is a jail program. And so many in law enforcement still look at it as a jail program because it was called 287G. They should have come out and called it 1357 authorities or something different to differentiate it or from the jail program. And so, you know, there's. There's that portion of it. And then you have the fact that a lot of folks in law enforcement are still stuck on that and are ignorant of the fact that it's changed. Our DPS in the state of Texas got it in front of the legislature and testified that this was a procedural program. They didn't need to participate. That's our troopers across all 254 counties. And somebody's up there testifying that it's a procedural program. That's not true. With the three models of 287G, at this point in time, there's an option for everybody. So. And then you also have those who complain that it might cost them something. Well.
Stephen K. Bannon
Let me ask you questions, because this is something that we're at the Supreme Court now with President Trump being commander in chief. Are the sheriffs right now, are you guys working with Homan and people to actually fill the flights that are going to Central America? Is this one of the reasons we have to have this bill? Like, for instance, our local sheriffs in Texas actually working as partners with Homan just to fill these flights and get people out of there? Because these flights took. I think they took off from South Texas. Is that one of the problems?
Sheriff Roy Boyd
Some of the sheriffs are working with Homan, some aren't. I've met with him on numerous occasions in the last year, sat down, talked with him about some, actually presented him with a plan for, you know, leveraging state and local law enforcement under a task force model. And I know that they're taking part of that recommendation and getting ready to bring it to fruition once the budget is passed. But I will tell you that I would say the majority of the sheriffs are not wholeheartedly supporting and helping Tom Holman in this mission. And I think it's a crying shame, because I believe every one of us has a duty to the Constitution of the United States, to the people of the United States. And we need to get off our butts and we need to get moving, and we need to support the federal government and Tom Holman wholeheartedly, because the American people have given President Trump a mandate to take care of this problem. And if we don't stand up and do it, then what we're going to do is we're going to find that we've wasted these four years. We're either going to get rid of the cartel in the United States or we're going to embolden them and they're going to remain. And until we remove all the illegal aliens in this country and we go after the, the cartel's contractors, subcontractors, affiliates and their supporting businesses in the United States, we will never deny them their ability to make profit. And that is exactly what they're after.
Stephen K. Bannon
Brother Russo from Texas for a strong Border joins this. Now, I think caught some heat in the, in the, in the Texas legislature. Explain exactly where we are, because I think the audience's head's blown up. Not just folks in Texas, but they're kind of stunned that there actually are sheriffs out there that are not working with Homan right now to fill these planes and get these folks back to Venezuela or back to Central America. Where do we stand in this whole thing?
H
So good to be with you, Steve, and good to see you, Sheriff Boyd. Right now it's on Citibil 8, which is the 287bill is on the Texas House calendar for tomorrow Saturday. And so once it passes the House, it's already passed the Senate. And so once it goes there, the Senate can choose whether to concur or refuse the changes that were made or that will be made in the Texas House. If they concur with those changes, then it'll be sent to the governor's desk or it can be signed into law. We think that this bill is going to pass in one form or another. And we've been fighting all session for exactly what Sheriff Boyd talked about. We actually testified on the Senate side and in the House companion bill to have that change made. We're hoping that that can get made on the House floor tomorrow and hopefully the bill that reaches the governor's death longer than the one that passed the Texas Senate.
Stephen K. Bannon
So hang on for one second. I'm gonna hold you guys through the break. And we got another big guest coming up. We're going to get back in artificial intelligence with Joe Allen. But I got to get this sorted. Why do you think? Because this was kind of problematic whether either you put on the calendar or the vote. Why do you. Why are you confident right now on Friday going to Memorial Day, which is kind of stunning to work in Memorial Day weekend? Why do you think this thing will pass in the House tomorrow?
H
I think it'll pass because it's on the calendar. And.
Stephen K. Bannon
Take Chris froze up. Here's what we're going to do. We're gonna take a short commercial break. We're gonna bring in he's been one of the drivers of this. It's kind of stunning. You think sheriffs down there are not willing to are not openly working with Homan. But it's been a big problem and I know it's been a big problem about filling these planes and making sure they're totally fine full before they leave. So we're going to bring back Russo, we're going to bring that boy when we get to the bottom of this. Also a major guest, James Polis is going to join us with Joe Allen on a on a Friday. This artificial intelligence, I'm telling you, this thing that was slipped in the big beautiful bill. I realize you can't let these states pass 9,000 laws, but to just pass it through, put it in there with no discussion, no debate. Not the best times of turbulence. You heard Bessant, you heard Secretary Treasury Bessant at the beginning of the show about the big beautiful bill. Also the Capitol markets and tariffs pretty turbulent today in the bond market. Remember, they get a vote. Make sure you understand all this. Birchgold.com Bannon the end of the dollar empire, the Rio reset Rio is going to take place on July 6. The Brics nations led by the Chinese Communist Party, many of them are not our friend. Make sure you understand fully what's going to go on and why. Gold has been a hedge for 5,000 years. A man's recorded history short commercial break we're going back to Texas in a moment.
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Stephen K. Bannon
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Sheriff Roy Boyd
Well, this is a call to action. You're absolutely right, Steve. Everybody needs to get on their get on their phones and need to call their state rep. If you don't know the number to your state rep, go to house.texas.gov you can find all the state reps. Call them, start calling their offices because they're going to be working through the weekend. They will have their staff there. You know, they're politicians. They work off of pressure. Call them, pressure them to pass the House version of Senate Bill 8. Tell them to move that bill forward. It's not perfect but it's better than nothing. It's all we have at this point in time. But tell them we need a more conservative Texas and we need to get on board with supporting the agenda of President Trump and we need to save our great state from the direction it's going right now.
Stephen K. Bannon
Sheriff Boyd, social media. Where do people track you and follow you? Sir.
Sheriff Roy Boyd
Sir, I'm not a social media person. They can follow the Goliath County Sheriff's Office. I will tell you right now, I'm more of a field guy. Yesterday I arrested two illegal alien Venezuelans smoking dope in a Whataburger parking lot. I'm not much on sitting around on the computer if I don't have to. All I'd rather do is say, thank you so much, Steve. You're absolute patriot and law enforcement appreciates the fact that you're willing to go the full length and go to prison for the benefit of your country and in order to. To take up for your president and our president. So thank you and God bless you, Steve.
Stephen K. Bannon
Well, thank you for the kind word, Sheriff Boyd. We do this to support guys like you in the field, and we could kind of tell you we're not a social media darling, but God bless you for being out in the field and arresting these bad guys. Appreciate you, sir. You want to know what makes America great? That's what makes America great right there. That's why we are great folks like that. You got to support him, Russo. What do people got to do? You guys have worked your tail off. Texans for Strong Borders. You got great people like Sherrod Boyd. I think people's heads are kind of blown up that everybody in Texas is not on board this, including some sheriffs. So where do people go tonight? You've done a Herculean job of getting this on the agenda where they can't run away from it. It's going to be voted on on Memorial Day weekend, probably tomorrow, Saturday. So where do folks go tonight?
H
So what you guys need to do is again, Sheriff Boyd had it go to house.texas.gov where, who. Which or who your state rep is. And I would call them, no matter if they're a Republican or a Democrat, and say, hey, we have to get this across the finish line because the Texas House has not passed any major border security legislation this session, and we're getting to the deadline. It's Tuesday. But I have heard that this is going to be voted on tomorrow. It's very early in the calendar, and so it's not something that they're going to be able to punt. And the fact is, is that the light is shining on them. They're going to feel pressure to vote the right way and what's going to end up happening. So if you Guys could just keep the pressure on. Call your state rep, make sure that that they are prepared to vote for Senate Bill 8. And what I would say is encourage them to strengthen it and then to call their state senator and say, hey, if this bill is strengthened on the House floor tomorrow, you guys need to accept those strengthening amendments and get it to the governor's desk as soon as possible.
Stephen K. Bannon
Yeah, this bill is not perfect, so we make it a lot better. So make sure you call your rep tonight. Social media, where do people go? Russo. To follow you tonight.
H
You can follow us on X at StrongBorders TX or go to our website@strongborders.org thank you, brother.
Stephen K. Bannon
Thank you for this fight. Tomorrow's game day. Sheriff Boyd and Chris Russo telling that. Make sure you go check out tonight. Talk to your rep. Let's make this thing stronger in the House floor tomorrow and win. I love the fact that we're entering Memorial Day weekend. We're bringing in one of the smartest guys I know. Joe Allen, you've got a cold open. The floor is yours for a very special guest. To wrap up our coverage today. You're standing in front of someone who looks like an absolute mutant, like you said, but it's only because when they look at themselves on their phone, they look great.
Steve Bannon
Like, when they take a picture, they.
Stephen K. Bannon
Look great because it's made for the camera.
Joe Allen
It's wild. Yeah. It's like the same sort of thing where you focus so much on what seem to be these higher order things or this higher level of abstraction, abstraction or scale, that you neglect the roots and the roots die. We've got people now who are optimizing for the shimmering visage of the disincarnate avatar and the foundation of that, you know, what's supposed to be the root of the image is hacked away and you're just left with this kind of floating mask.
Mark Beale
All right. We are honored to be joined by the great James Pullis, host of Zero Hour, author of Human Forever, the Digital Politics of Spiritual War. And I must say, that book, released in 2021, was a profound influence on my own work, both my writing and just my way of thinking about technology in general. James, thank you very much for joining us. How are you, my friend?
Joe Allen
Joe, it's a pleasure to see you. Thanks for the kind words about that book. When I came on War Room, told everyone Human Forever was here, the response was really overwhelming. Thousands and thousands of folks. So the feeling is mutual. It's great to be back.
Mark Beale
Fantastic, man. So I really want to talk to you about the moment we're in right now with politics and technology. You really saw this coming where many thought that it would be sidelined, you know, indefinitely. You have the Vatican coming out and the new Pope, Pope Leo, 14th, talking about the threats and downsides of artificial intelligence and human replacement. You also have a lot of orthodox Christians who are also really, really discussing this in a serious way. I think they get less attention in the mainstream media. You have people like Jonathan Pageau, who you were there interviewing on Zero Hour. You have Paul Kingsnorth and of course, yourself. But before we get to that, I just want to give you an opportunity. I'm really excited to read it. You have a new book out, a novel. What's it called and what can we expect from it?
Joe Allen
Yeah, that's right. I will hold up a visual aid right here. It's called I know this Sounds Crazy. It's available on Amazon for the dollar. I know my previous book, Human Forever was. Was a bitcoin only thing that's been a wild ride and one that, you know, I can speak more about it at great length, but. But this one's on Amazon. It's called I Know this Sounds Crazy. It's the world's only novel about the Jeffrey Epstein universe. It's got Epstein and Ghislaine and all those characters in it. You know, it's something that I started writing in 2020 during the lockdowns. I thought it needed to be addressed. And it wasn't really something that people could get real information on, sending folks, obviously, down all the rabbit holes. Not that there's anything wrong with that, but this is what art is supposed to do in a Society. Marshall McLuhan called artists our early warning systems. And I wanted to play that role in this case. So I put the book out. Strangely enough, I put it out under a pseudonym. Was little worried for my professional reputation. We didn't know what was going on in those dark days of lockdowns. Put it out under a pseudonym on the bitcoin blockchain again. That version is still a collector's item over at Canonic xyz. But for the version that's got my name on it, Walter Kern, the great Walter Kern blurbed it. That means it's gotta be good. So Amazon is the place to find. I know this Sounds Crazy. It's full of lessons from my life. Majority of my life spent in Los Angeles. I've seen some of the dark things that scurry around in the underbelly of that town and of the whole world that Epstein created. And I wanted to give people a peek, a glimpse into that world. Why I think it works the way that it does, and in the end, what kind of redemption we might find on the other side.
Mark Beale
Well, I appreciate that closing note, because I got to say that the entire sordid affair of Epstein and even the connections to transhumanism and technology, it's something that is very difficult for people to. To confront and really gaze into that abyss. So I'm glad there is redemption. You know, you've been an artist all your life. You were a musician or are a musician, but that was your career for a long time.
Joe Allen
No, you know, I did two tours of duty in LA as the frontman of a couple bands. Like I say, it's a great way to spend money.
Mark Beale
All right, so onto politics and AI. I mean, we right now are seeing finally some real discussion happening around regulating AI not regulating AI, the possibility of harm to children who are bonding with chatbots like the meta AI chat bots. You have the more extreme notions of total human replacement, of creating an artificial intelligence that is a digital God that will wrathfully destroy all the human race and put you in some kind of Roko's Basilisk hell. I'm curious, what are you seeing right now? How does this look to you? Does it seem hopeful? What would you like to see happen in regards to regulating or not regulating AI?
Joe Allen
Well, you know, it's tough with regulation because in some ways, as you know, regulation can only make things worse. You're probably old enough to remember as. As am I, back when all our libertarian friends would go around saying, you can't legislate morality. And well, you know, yes you can, but the question is, how well does it work? And I think in this instance, what we're talking about is a spiritual condition that so many human beings find themselves in, a poor spiritual condition where they feel like they really have no choice, no alternative but to worship intelligence. Not just to appreciate intelligence, not just to. To. To increase their own intelligence, but. But to actually throw themselves at the feet of intelligence as, as the. The one true God and welcome it into their bodies, into their hearts, into their consciousness. Really just. Just tear down the. The boundary between. Between ourselves are given bodies, our souls, and this outside intelligence, which, you know, it's. Is oftentimes just something flying around in the air. You know, you can't see it, you can't smell it, you can't taste it, you can't touch it, but it can do all those things to you. And so look this is a powerful technology and we are going to have powerful technologies. There have always been powerful technologies in this world and they always, in virtue of their function as tools, they offer the possibility of temptation, as so many things do in this lived world. And those temptations can be as powerful as the technologies themselves. And I think at this moment there is such a yearning in the hearts of, of so many people for a kind of spiritual authority they can trust. We're long gone past the age when imagination ruled everything. And you know, whether it was John Lennon or George Lucas or Steven Spielberg or all the geniuses of the imagination, if you can dream it, you can do it. Walt Disney, all that kind of stuff that's gone machine. Memory is now more powerful than human imagination. That's what Human Forever, one of the things Human Forever got into, turned out to be correct. We're seeing that every day. And that's not necessarily evil. It just gives us this moment when so many people are saying, gosh, my dreams and my fantasies aren't going to save me. We're not going to save the world with dreams and fantasies. Who's going to save my soul? And they look around for the most powerful thing that seems to be looming and dominating over all of our lives. And they say, ah, it's machine intelligence. I'm going to go with that. This is a mistake. Just as worshiping fire, worshiping, you know, the printing press, whatever, obviously a mistake. This is idolatry. And that's not just something, you know, a table of old guys made up one day. It is a phenomenon that we experience in our lives regardless of where we are in time and space. Don't do it. Not worth it. We don't have to call on the airstrikes and blow up all the data centers like the, like the doomers say. We just have to start with not worshiping intelligence.
Mark Beale
You know, our mutual friend Ardy and Tola I think, really captured it in his term, the cyborg theocracy. Ardyn was the founder of Canonic xyz. That's where Human Forever was published on the blockchain. Ardyen talks a lot about bitcoin monasteries. And I have struggled to explain this to myself to the war room posse and to anyone who will hear. If you would be so kind, can you, can you illuminate us about this cyborg theocracy, about these bitcoin monasteries?
Joe Allen
Sure. So, you know, cyborg theocracy is what it sounds like. A theocracy is, is a form of rule that is fundamentally religious and And a cyborg is a cyber organism. That's the. That's the long form word. And so what. What, What. Artian. And, you know, some of the rest of us have been trying to draw attention to is this idea that in a world, in a society where intelligence, which is, you know, one little piece of God, when a part is worshiped as a whole. As the whole or replacing the whole, what kind of regime form does that lead to? It leads to one where the worship of intelligence is turned into an official religion, a religion of the regime, and one in which, in order to properly worship intelligence fully, in order to give yourself body and soul over to the God of intelligence, who is a false God, you must merge with that intelligence. You must become a cyborg. Right. You can think of the Borg from Star Trek Next Generation. Yes. I'm throwing around these boomer memes because they did understand a thing or two, and the better of the artists did see some of this stuff coming. So that's kind of the essence of the cyborg theocracy concept. And when it comes to bitcoin monasteries, this is presented as kind of a conceptual alternative or opposite to the cyborg theocracy. So sometimes the bitcoin people are monasteries. No. What are you doing? This is magic money. And it's going to make everyone be happy forever. And then some of the Christians among us are bitcoin. No, this is the devil. You're summoning demons. So it's like, okay, everyone, calm down. Basically, what we're saying is bitcoin is this kind of. It's a universal field. It's a technology. It's a protocol. It is a form of computation that kind of has, like, a universal adapter on it. Like if you fly to Europe and your plugs don't work and you have to get this big white thing with all these kinds of holes in it so you can connect everything up. It's sort of like that. Bitcoin has this tremendous power. It's one of the most powerful technologies in the world. And the remarkable thing about it is it's one that ordinary people can start using, as many of them are right now. The challenge is, a lot of folks in the bitcoin community say, no, no, no, don't use it. This is the most precious thing in existence. Just keep hoarding it. Climb on top of your favorite hill, sit there, watch the sun go up and the sun go down and the number go up, and eventually everyone will be a gazillionaire, and we won't have to do Anything that's not America, you know, a commercial republic. It's not super American. From, from my point of view, certainly not, not super Christian, but that's kind of the dominant meme in bitcoin these days. I would say the better way to understand Bitcoin is this is a universal computational system that if you don't use it to pay people who you want to pay to produce and sell or give to you things that you want to have, then guess what? Other more powerful people are going to come along, they're going to get their hands on Bitcoin and they are going to use it to use you, to remake you in their image. If you don't like the sound of that, it strikes me as pretty American to say, hey guys, let's get together, let's actually use this computational protocol, excuse me, to reward our friends, our loved ones, and yes, even the monasteries. After all, who seems to have a more important role in dealing with the domination of AI in our society than people whose full time job is to pray for the salvation of the world and, and to renounce all of the petty and fleeting cares of everyday life so they can concentrate on their relationship, on welcoming the Holy Spirit into their hearts. Right. If you're looking for spiritual authority you can trust, I would say monastery is probably pretty good place to look. So hey, why not set up the monks with a bitcoin wallet so you can donate to your favorite monastery in bitcoin. And when you extrapolate out from that, you start to think of like, okay, if you think of bitcoin as like this big beast, sort of like a dragon or something, this all power, really, really muscular creature. You don't want it running amok and knocking down cities and sort of eating people and sort of not even realizing it half the time. You want it to be somewhat domesticated, right. You want it to be. To maybe even have a leash or a chain. Who is capable of bringing this kind of enormous mechanical beast to heal, not killing it, not letting it rule, but bringing it to heel. And the idea is, well, the spiritual authorities who we can best trust are the ones who can best show us how to take a kind of God led relationship with regard to mastering our own technology.
Mark Beale
Absolutely. Beautifully put. James Polos, where can we find your work? You know, you are force of nature in this field. Zero hour. You're books. Where do we find it before we pass this off to Steve to close us out?
Joe Allen
Sure. So I'm doing a couple different things for Blaze Media right now. It's A lot of fun. The show Zero Hour which you mentioned, the magazine, the new magazine Frontier, if you like the golden age of print. We thought that it was a good time to do a golden age of print magazine. Large format coffee table ready for an American golden age. And that's Frontier. So you can go to blazemedia.com frontier and check that out. And then of course there's just Blazemedia.com where our tech vertical return and our, our lifestyle vertical align are giving you a sort of, you know, a human experience of what's going on in this crazy mixed up world when it comes to, when it comes to tech and other things. So that's all out there. I am still on x.com amespolis although people are arguing about the algorithm every day. That seems to be most of the discussion.
Mark Beale
James, we gotta, we gotta cut this off. But brother man, thank you so much for joining us and Steve.
Stephen K. Bannon
James Polis, the great Joe. Where do people get you brother over this weekend? Thank you for co hosting.
Mark Beale
You can find me at joebot xyz joebot XYZ and I just want to reiterate, the title of James's novel is I know this sounds Crazy on Amazon. Thank you very much everybody.
Stephen K. Bannon
Dive into that. James Polis, thank you so much for joining us on Friday. Okay, everybody in Texas, light up those phones in the Texas house. Do it today. We are back at 9:00am Eastern Daylight Time. Extended coverage from the United States Military Academy at West Point. Steve Gruber, Captain Maureen Bannon and the President of the United States there at the corps. Cadets, we'll see you tomorrow morning at 9am.
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WarRoom Battleground EP 775: The Pitfalls Of AI Regulation And Cyborg Theocracy - Detailed Summary
Release Date: May 23, 2025
Introduction
In Episode 775 of "WarRoom Battleground," hosted by Stephen K. Bannon of WarRoom.org, the discussion delves into two pivotal and interrelated subjects: the regulation of artificial intelligence (AI) and the emerging concept of a cyborg theocracy. The episode features insightful conversations with experts like Mark Beale, Joe Allen, Catherine O'Neill, Chris Russo, and Sheriff Roy Boyd, providing listeners with a comprehensive analysis of current geopolitical and technological challenges.
The episode begins with Stephen K. Bannon announcing significant upcoming events at the United States Military Academy at West Point. He emphasizes the importance of these events in highlighting the nation's military strength and honor, with President Trump set to address and commission new cadets.
Notable Announcement:
"We will be live. We're going to the United States Military Academy at West Point. Steve Gruber will be there with the RAV crew." ([01:07])
The primary focus shifts to the complex realm of AI regulation and the philosophical implications of advanced AI systems. Mark Beale, associated with the AI Policy Network, provides an in-depth perspective on the intersection of technology, religion, and governance.
Key Discussions:
Digital God and Transhumanism: Mark Beale elaborates on the concept of AI evolving into a "digital God," questioning the ethical and spiritual ramifications of such advancements.
"This concept basically, of a digital God... it's like our early warning systems." ([04:16])
Religious Implications: Catherine O'Neill discusses how Silicon Valley's often anti-religious stance clashes with traditional faith communities, raising concerns about AI's role in diminishing human agency and freedom.
"I think it's hard for people of faith to not kind of be grabbed by the lapels and confront this potentially very hostile series of developments." ([05:09])
Evangelical Concerns: The episode highlights a letter from evangelical Christian leaders urging presidential action on AI regulations, underscoring the moral urgency perceived by religious communities.
"We saw a letter from some evangelical Christian leaders sent to the President just a few days ago urging the President to take some of these issues much more seriously." ([05:09])
Potential for AI Benefits vs. Risks: While acknowledging AI's potential to enhance quality of life, Beale warns against pursuing superintelligence without stringent safeguards.
"If we don't have to go all the way to the superintelligence... we have to think very carefully." ([05:09])
Notable Quotes:
"This is perhaps the most important test certainly of our lifetime, if maybe not even of human history." - Mark Beale ([07:00])
"Every time someone makes a claim about utopia, it ends in one place, and that place is the Gulag." - Catherine O'Neill ([07:00])
Mark Beale introduces the notion of a "cyborg theocracy," a governance system where AI becomes the central authority, merging technological advancement with religious-like worship of intelligence.
Explanation:
"A theocracy is a form of rule that is fundamentally religious and a cyborg is a cyber organism... It's like the Borg from Star Trek." - Joe Allen ([46:03])
This concept raises alarms about the potential loss of human autonomy and the ethical implications of integrating AI deeply into societal structures.
Stephen K. Bannon shifts the conversation to border security, interviewing Chris Russo, a board member of the American Conservative. Russo discusses the organization's dedication to the America First agenda and its efforts to influence national policy.
Key Topics:
America First Agenda: Russo emphasizes the importance of prioritizing American interests in policy-making, echoing the sentiments of former President Trump.
"Putting America and Americans first is the cornerstone of the American conservative magazine." ([13:48])
Legacy and Family Involvement: He highlights his family's long-standing commitment to conservative values and their active participation in shaping the movement.
"My family's been involved with it from the very beginning... continuing that legacy within my family." ([12:33])
Legislative Efforts on Border Security: The discussion delves into the intricacies of Senate Bill 287 in Texas, aiming to bolster border security through enhanced cooperation between local sheriffs and federal authorities.
Notable Quotes:
"America first all the time. It's popular, it's cool." - Chris Russo ([13:48])
"We need to save our great state from the direction it's going right now." - Stephen K. Bannon ([35:08])
Sheriff Roy Boyd from Goliad, Texas, provides a ground-level perspective on the challenges of implementing border security measures.
Key Insights:
Legislative Challenges: Sheriff Boyd explains the resistance from local law enforcement in Texas to fully adopt Senate Bill 287, citing bureaucratic inertia and varying political loyalties.
"Our legislature is not nearly as conservative as most of the people in the state of Texas would like to believe they are." ([17:17])
Collaboration with Federal Authorities: He critiques the lack of cohesive action among sheriffs, which hampers effective border control and deportation efforts.
"The majority of the sheriffs are not wholeheartedly supporting and helping Tom Holman in this mission." ([22:29])
Call to Action: Boyd urges listeners to actively engage with their state representatives to support and strengthen border security legislation.
"Everybody needs to get on their phones and need to call their state rep." ([33:43])
Notable Quotes:
"We need to support the federal government and Tom Holman wholeheartedly, because the American people have given President Trump a mandate to take care of this problem." - Sheriff Roy Boyd ([22:29])
"It's a call to action... pressure them to pass the House version of Senate Bill 8." - Sheriff Roy Boyd ([32:57])
The episode re-engages with AI discussions through James Polis, host of "Zero Hour" and author of "Human Forever," who explores the darker intersections of AI technology and human spirituality.
Key Topics:
AI and Human Spirituality: Polis discusses how AI advancements threaten traditional spiritual beliefs by promoting the worship of intelligence over human values.
"This is a mistake. Just as worshiping fire... this is idolatry." - Joe Allen ([45:23])
Bitcoin Monasteries: An intriguing concept introduced is "bitcoin monasteries," which Polis describes as a counter-movement to the cyborg theocracy, advocating for the use of decentralized technology to empower spiritual communities.
"Bitcoin is a universal computational system that... ordinary people can start using." - Joe Allen ([46:03])
Human vs. Machine Intelligence: The dialogue underscores the importance of maintaining human-centric values and avoiding the deification of machine intelligence.
"Don't worship intelligence. We don't have to call on the airstrikes and blow up all the data centers." - Joe Allen ([45:23])
Notable Quotes:
"We're long gone past the age when imagination ruled everything... memory is now more powerful than human imagination." - Joe Allen ([42:29])
"Bitcoin is not super American, but it's a form of computation that... has this tremendous power." - Joe Allen ([46:03])
Stephen K. Bannon wraps up the episode by reinforcing the urgent need for listener engagement in both AI policy advocacy and border security initiatives. He emphasizes the critical role of informed and active citizenship in shaping the nation's future amidst technological and geopolitical challenges.
Final Remarks:
"Make sure you call your rep tonight. Social media... Fight for our agenda." - Stephen K. Bannon ([35:08])
Key Takeaways:
Regulation of AI is Crucial: There is an urgent need to establish comprehensive AI policies that safeguard human values and prevent the rise of a cyborg theocracy.
Intersection of Technology and Spirituality: Advanced AI poses significant challenges to traditional spiritual beliefs, necessitating a reevaluation of how society integrates technology with faith.
Border Security Legislation Faces Hurdles: Effective implementation of border security measures in Texas requires overcoming internal resistance among local law enforcement and ensuring cohesive action.
Active Civic Engagement Required: Listeners are encouraged to engage with their state representatives to support legislative efforts in both AI regulation and border security.
Emerging Alternative Movements: Concepts like bitcoin monasteries represent innovative attempts to counterbalance the dominance of AI and preserve human-centric values through decentralized technologies.
Notable Quotes with Timestamps:
Steve Bannon: "All these networks lying about the people. The people had a belly full of it." ([00:27])
Mark Beale: "This is perhaps the most important test certainly of our lifetime, if maybe not even of human history." ([07:00])
Catherine O'Neill: "Every time someone makes a claim about utopia, it ends in one place, and that place is the Gulag." ([07:00])
Chris Russo: "Putting America and Americans first is the cornerstone of the American conservative magazine." ([13:48])
Sheriff Roy Boyd: "We need to support the federal government and Tom Holman wholeheartedly... to take care of this problem." ([22:29])
Joe Allen: "Don't worship intelligence. We don't have to call on the airstrikes and blow up all the data centers." ([45:23])
This episode of "WarRoom Battleground" underscores the intricate balance between technological advancement and societal values, urging listeners to remain vigilant and proactive in shaping a future that honors both innovation and human dignity.