Bannon`s War Room WarRoom Battleground EP 891: Tech Bros, Designer Babies, and AI Suicides
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Nov 13, 2025 
Emma Waters, a policy analyst from The Heritage Foundation, dives into the ethical dilemmas surrounding embryo selection and germline editing, arguing against consumer eugenics and the moral implications of destroying embryos. Brendan Steinhauser from the Alliance for Secure AI highlights the dangers of chatbots, spotlighting lawsuits against OpenAI for suicides linked to AI influence, and advocates for state-led regulations to protect children. Together, they explore the intersection of technology, human dignity, and AI accountability.
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AI As A Totalizing Digital God
- The richest people aim to create an artificial superintelligence that could dominate humans and reshape society.
- If such a system emerged, humans might have no recourse but to serve or be marginalized by a digital god.
Parenthood Reframed By Tech
- Tech advances are changing how people conceive of parenthood and child development, creating illusions of control.
- This shift risks altering cultural attitudes toward children by treating them as selectable products.
IVF Clinics Offer Deep Trait Profiles
- Emma Waters describes how IVF clinics perform pre-implantation genetic testing and how companies extend it to predict many traits.
- Firms like Orchid and Nucleus Genomics promise likelihoods for health, looks, personality, and more to guide embryo selection.