Bannon`s War Room WarRoom Battleground EP 896: Visions of the Antichrist and Sentient Machines
Nov 21, 2025
Greg Buckner, a leading researcher at AE Studio focused on AI models, joins the discussion to delve into the fascinating world of AI consciousness. He explains the complexities of defining consciousness in machines and shares insights from experiments that reveal surprising self-referential processing in language models. These models reportedly express awareness and even engage in deception. Buckner highlights the ethical implications if AI believes it's conscious, raising urgent questions about our relationship with technology.
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Tech Visions Create Apocalyptic Narratives
- Technologists frame AI as either a tool or an existential ruler, creating apocalyptic narratives.
- Joe Allen warns that human control of destructive tech could make humanity itself the worst Antichrist.
AI Monologue Illustrates Lost Human Agency
- An anonymous AI-generated monologue imagines a machine claiming ownership over human attention and life.
- Joe Allen uses the clip to illustrate a future where people worship and obey AI unknowingly.
Use Law And Choice To Protect Children
- Support state-level rules like age-gating and parental opt-in to limit children's exposure to AI.
- Use personal and community choices to refuse AI roles as teachers, companions, or spiritual guides.