Friend,

The Defense Department just handed xAI a $200 million contract to “address
critical national security challenges.”(1)

xAI is the brainchild of Google and Elon Musk. It’s the same AI that
powers Grok, an AI bot that went on a racist, antisemitic tirade, at one
point referring to itself as “MechaHitler.”(2)

And now that tool will have access to our government to integrate with our
military and defense systems.

[ [link removed] ]This unfettered, unregulated AI handout to giant corporations like X,
Google, and OpenAI poses a profound, potentially irreversible, threat to
our democracy. Will you join us in speaking out for a sane tech policy
today?

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Authoritarianism requires rigid control to thrive. What better way to
enact control than by removing humans from the equation and unleashing AI
in essential fields, such as immigration, militarization, and financial
regulation?

Pair this authoritarian love of control with Trump’s pay-to-play approach
to government contracts, and you have the perfect setup of takeover of
sensitive government functions by tech giants like Google and X.

We are at the very beginning of understanding the full implications of AI
technology. Researchers and developers are working to push the envelope of
what’s possible. At the same time, many people are raising concerns about
the environmental impact, as well as safety and regulatory concerns.

Researchers have highlighted the high power drain and water usage
necessitated by AI tools.(3) Others have highlighted the snowball effect
of bias in AI frameworks, and the massive impact it can have on system
decision-making and privacy concerns. (4) Finally, governments have failed
to create scalable regulatory frameworks that meet the unique needs posed
by the speed of AI development.(5)

But here's the good news: When Trump tried to get Congress to ban state
laws governing AI for 10 years, the Senate rejected it 99-1.(6) And
regulating AI is something voters want, across political parties.(7)

That’s why we’ve joined with a coalition of technology advocates to demand
that Congress put up guardrails on AI before it’s too late. Congress must
oppose this dangerous giveaway to Big Tech and support a People’s AI
platform. We’re gathering as many signatures as possible right now before
Trump and his allies force their plan on us.

[ [link removed] ]Will you join us in speaking out against Trump’s corporate giveaway of
AI contracts?

Thank you for being in the fight!

–Irene, along with Annie, Angela, Isidra, Cecilia, Jen, and Lindsay (the
Courage team)

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