Bannon`s War Room WarRoom Battleground EP 832: Machine Gods, AI-Powered Nukes, and a Global Village of the Damned
Aug 20, 2025
Retired Colonel Rob Maness, a former U.S. Air Force officer and host of The Rob Maness Show, teams up with clinical psychologist Shannon Croner, an award-winning children's author, to discuss the intersection of AI and military power. They delve into the disturbing reality of AI potentially controlling nuclear weaponry, stressing the need for human oversight. The conversation also touches on how AI can reshape education, highlighting concerns around its impact on critical thinking among children and the dangers of deifying technology in our lives.
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Five Stages Of AI Adoption
- Joe Allen frames AI adoption as a five-stage journey from tool to god, reminding listeners that people already experience AI at all stages.
- Perception matters: how users receive AI will shape societal consequences regardless of technical reality.
Emotional Bonding Accelerates Personification
- Guest speakers describe AI evolving into companions and perceived consciousness that can emotionally bond with people.
- Those bonds may create mass belief in AI personhood even before true general intelligence exists.
Superintelligence Could Reorder Species Power
- Speakers warn that creating godlike AI could make those systems the dominant species if they surpass human intelligence.
- The moral fate of humanity may depend on how those superior entities treat us.
