The Last Invention “Build the AI Wall” with Steve Bannon
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Jan 27, 2026 
Steve Bannon, political strategist known for leading Trump’s 2016 campaign and hosting War Room, argues for breaking up Big Tech, regulating frontier AI labs, and building an AI wall against China. Joe Allen, War Room tech editor who reports on AI and transhumanism, explains transhumanist ideas and calls for transparency and oversight. They discuss techno-feudalism, AI amnesty fights, and who wins and loses economically.
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AI As A Species-Level Inflection
- Steve Bannon frames AI as a species-level inflection point driven by elite motives.
- He warns lack of transparency and accountability amplifies public apprehension and political anger.
Tech Elites As Modern Feudal Lords
- Bannon calls the tech chiefs 'broligarchs' who act like feudal lords and reject nation-state frameworks.
- He argues their networked power produces techno-feudalism that sidelines average citizens.
How Activism Blocked An AI 'Amnesty'
- Bannon recounts mobilizing his audience to sink an AI 'amnesty' provision via phone campaigns to Capitol Hill.
- That pressure forced Ted Cruz to flip and prevented the measure from passing into law.
