Steve Deace Show We're Gonna Need a LOT Better Than Low-T Thune | Guest: Wynton Hall | 3/26/26
Mar 26, 2026
Wynton Hall, journalist and author of Code Red, warns about AI, China, and political influence. He discusses fast AI advances, agentic systems, data center impacts, and concerns over biased, taxpayer-funded platforms. The conversation zeroes in on national security, job disruption, and who controls AI’s future.
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White Collar Jobs Face Near Term Disruption
- Wynton Hall highlights displacement risk to white‑collar cognitive jobs and political pressure toward policies like UBI.
- Tech leaders predict 12–60 months for large white‑collar task automation, which could mainstream redistribution arguments.
Force Ratepayer Protections For AI Data Centers
- Do pressure AI data center projects to sign ratepayer protection pledges so communities don't shoulder utility costs.
- Hall cites President Trump's pledge requiring companies to assume grid/water upgrade costs for local ratepayers.
AI Aggregators Amplify Editorial Bias
- AI outputs present as single authoritative answers, removing the user's link‑selection step and magnifying platform bias.
- Hall's Gemini test flagged only Republicans for 'hate speech' by leaning on SPLC, GLAAD, Wikipedia and similar sources.
