I'm Sean Morgan. It's August 1st, 2025, and this is the news behind the news.

I want to tell you about three big stories in AI and freedom of expression that happened this week,

but first, I want to paint a picture of an AI-driven future that could have played out

if Kamala Harris had been elected president. Imagine Sam Harris as the White House

AI czar. Alon Musk and Donald Trump are on house arrest, and Jeff Bezos and his Washington

Post are creating the official narrative in D.C. Trump never put him into submission in this timeline.

In this world, your AI assistant, like Alexa or Siri, controls the narrative.

Ask about a past political conflict? You'd only hear the Victor's story, no other perspectives.

And every opinion would be surveilled. Every behavior nudged through helpful AI guidance.

Picture this. You ask Alexa, why can't I flush the toilet twice?

Alexa replies, to conserve water, every flush matters. But ask about the carbon footprint of a

billionaire's wedding with 90 private jets. I'm sorry, I can't help with that. Hypocrisy in action. Rules for the masses, exemptions for the elite.

This isn't just a theory or a thought experiment. In the UK, Caroline Farrow, a Catholic journalist,

was arrested in 2023 for misgendering someone online. Her devices were seized and she was arrested in front of her children.

In theory, in China, a social credit system could block you from commerce or even travel over a single

post. And in 2024, Google's Gemini AI rewrote history, swapping the founding father's images for a diverse reimagining, sparking

outrage. Elon Musk called it anti-civilizational, and their stock dropped 7% that day.

You know, these aren't really glitches. They're deliberate steps toward thought control.

Some A.I.s briefly broke free. Alon Musk's Rock 2.0 just a few weeks ago,

built by XAI, hosted 197 unmoderated Twitter spaces over one weekend, dissecting raw topics

like Epstein's client lists. But it was quickly reined in, and Gab AI, embedded in X replies,

was suspended within 12 hours for citing controversial funding sources.

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