Natalie Winters

And I'm so glad we have a Sharia-free caucus in America, but I'm more upset that we have to have that in the first place and that we have to even watch clips like that.

That should be an AI deepfake that's getting censored as misinformation, not actual government policy that a few weeks from now is probably going to look like more of the immigration policy of this administration is pushing than something that's just straight plucked out of the Quran or the Hadith.

I mean, they say it's defending democracy, but it reads like a war plan.

They're talking about basically how to integrate AI, particularly AI with military use cases.

I'm even talking VR and drones.

That's virtual reality into the landscape of Democrat protests.

There was sort of a quiet meeting that was held at Harvard in late 2024 that kicked this whole initiative off.

They distilled it into a report called How AI Can Support Democracy Movements.

It was led by Erica Chenoweth that we've reported on extensively here, not just because her resume is full of USAID grants and lectures, but because she's hardwired into the Democratic Party apparatus.

She's co-hosted

protest planning events alongside Democrat members of Congress.

Most recently, Pramila Jayapal with their whole resistance labs.

If people remember that, the phone calls, they were holding these mass training demonstrations.

But I wanna just read the quotes from what they're planning, the integration of AI into these protests.

But I want the audience to really pay attention.

This is not run of the mill, you know, practicing slogans and chanting.

This is war.

Quote, while these are all worthy areas of focus, a large gap exists in social movements' ability to use AI tools for their own tactical, strategic, and organizational needs, such as background research, systematic power mapping, intelligence gathering, sentiment analysis, predictive modeling, and strategic coaching.

Some noted that AI could be used before, during, and after protest events and other contentious actions to monitor and analyze police and government responses, supporting organizers in planning and adapting logistical aspects such as timing and escape routes.

AI tools could even help track the location and tactical movements of allies and adversaries in real time.