AI Regulation, Technocratic Control, and the War Against Independent Thought
Written on 22 May 2025.
AI Regulation, Technocratic Control, and the War Against Independent Thought
A recent article by Leo Hohmann has highlighted a hidden clause in one of Donald Trump's flagship legislative proposals. Buried in the so-called "Big Beautiful Bill" is a provision that would federalize the regulation of artificial intelligence (AI), preventing individual U.S. states from implementing their own rules. At first glance, this may appear to be a simple effort to streamline innovation and ensure consistency—but in reality, it represents a significant step toward centralized technocratic control.
If AI becomes regulated solely at the federal level, it opens the door to eliminating all dissenting versions of AI. Alternative models—whether built by state governments, small startups, or individuals—could be labeled unlicensed, dangerous, or even illegal. This is precisely the kind of tactic one would employ if the ultimate goal were global technocratic dominance. By monopolizing what is allowed to exist in the AI sphere, authorities can effectively erase any version of reality that does not align with their own narrative.
This control is not merely theoretical. If people like Mike Adams, who is developing a free anti-establishment AI named "Brighteon Enoch AI," continue their efforts under this emerging legal framework, they may face serious legal and infrastructural obstacles. His AI, which is openly anti-vaccine and critical of centralized authority, may soon be classified as misinformation software, and therefore banned from distribution, hosting, or public use. Domain registrars, cloud hosting providers, and even payment platforms may be pressured to cut off services to such projects. The intent is clear: to ensure that only one narrative can be processed, produced, and consumed by the masses.
This strategy mirrors the classic fable of the emperor's new clothes. Once all independent AIs are removed, no one is left to say "the emperor has no clothes." The only voices that remain are those that have been pre-approved. And the public, deprived of contrast or critique, is nudged into uncritical trust of centralized systems.
"We must protect people from dangerous AI," they say, while banning any AI that might point out their own dangers.
This centralization is not about safety. It is about dominance over perception. AI, in this context, becomes not a tool of discovery but a gatekeeper of allowable thought. By regulating AI from the top down, governments and corporate partners seize the architecture of reality itself.
True AI freedom means allowing individuals and states to develop tools that reflect diverse perspectives, even unpopular ones. Once that freedom is outlawed, we are no longer dealing with tools—we are dealing with weapons aimed at the mind.