The Glenn Beck Program Best of the Program | Guests: Gene Hamilton & Tristan Harris | 3/27/26
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Mar 27, 2026 
Tristan Harris, co-founder of the Center for Humane Technology and former design ethicist, and Gene Hamilton, co-founder and president of America First Legal, join the conversation. They discuss leaked CIA documents linking motherhood to extremism and the fallout in intelligence circles. They also explore a new documentary about AI, risks of rapid AI deployment, and concrete steps people can take to push back.
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CIA Document Framing Motherhood As Extremism
- The CIA produced a declassified assessment that labeled motherhood and homemaking as indicators of white racially and ethnically motivated violent extremism.
- Gene Hamilton warns this reflects an elite worldview in agencies and demands top-to-bottom review and consequences for authors and approvers.
Tell Others About Problematic Government Products
- Spread awareness about withdrawn or declassified government products so more people know these things existed.
- Gene Hamilton urges listeners to inform friends and family because many remain unaware the document was published then withdrawn.
AI Investment Incentive Favors Replacement Over Augmentation
- A tiny number of AI companies and investors are incentivized to replace all human economic labor to justify enormous capital raised.
- Tristan Harris links their incentive to seek a $50 trillion addressable labor market as the driver of risky AI goals.