PELONI: How similar is the attempt to force people into self censorship on the topic of AI to that surrounding the claim that “the science is settled” or that “shots are safe and effective” or that “Iran can not be defeated”. The Western world has been founded upon the dominance of open debate, respectful argument, and honest assessment of contrary views. These aren’t positions of Democrats, Leftists or Luddites, but of those who want to see democratic principles prevail over autocratic dictates. Governance by the consent of the governed requires open discussions to take place, and on such a topic as will completely remold the definition and qualification of liberty in the west, as will be a consequence of the scope of the AI debate, it is imperative that the people of the West grasp what they are faced with and how it will change the very liberties which define their lives from that of Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Iran or China. Whereas China has an interest in the West being less robust in pursuing AI research, the West must maintain a vigilance over the standards of liberty which must be maintained so as to distinguish themselves from China and its like. Failing to do so will only see the totalitarian principles practice by China come to dominate the West, no matter what the outcome of the AI race might be.
JANET LEVY: Many on the Right are labeling those concerned as “Luddites” financed by Communist China and ignoring real health, environmental, and land use issues to our peril. The globalist project of ubiquitous AI data surveillance systems is a direct threat to our constitutional republic and the freedoms it sustains.
The short-sightedness of allowing development to proceed in the hope that problems can be addressed when they arise will prove dangerous—to the environment and to the health of our citizens.
Janet Levy | Am Thinker | September 16, 2026
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As artificial intelligence (AI) usage escalates, the proliferation of data centers that power AI is fueling a ravenous thirst for electricity. A Department of Energy study estimates that by 2030, data centers alone would need 400 Terawatt-hours (TWh), 10% of America’s end-use in 2023. Expanding power grids to meet this demand will expose people, animals, and the environment to electromagnetic fields (EMFs), whose long-term effects are not sufficiently understood to assert that such exposure is harmless.
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