{"id":29096,"date":"2025-03-12T17:27:34","date_gmt":"2025-03-12T17:27:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/?p=29096"},"modified":"2025-03-12T17:37:19","modified_gmt":"2025-03-12T17:37:19","slug":"the-battle-ahead","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/?p=29096","title":{"rendered":"The Battle Ahead&#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-bright-blue-color has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-5ed1a63ba7b8a7a246fbc2502553acc7 wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Trump\u2019s Trade War is Just Round 1: The Battle Ahead is about AI and Democracy<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Don Lenihan<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">SOURCE :National Newswatch<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>POSTED : March 12, 2025<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nationalnewswatch.com\/2025\/03\/12\/trumps-trade-war-is-just-round-1-the-battle-ahead-is-about-ai-and-democracy#:~:text=Just%20Round%201:-,The,-Battle%20Ahead%20is\">https:\/\/nationalnewswatch.com\/2025\/03\/12\/trumps-trade-war-is-just-round-1-the-battle-ahead-is-about-ai-and-democracy#:~:text=Just%20Round%201:-,The,-Battle%20Ahead%20is<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-style-rounded\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"717\" src=\"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Court-Painter-AI-4.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-26025\" srcset=\"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Court-Painter-AI-4.jpg 900w, https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Court-Painter-AI-4-300x239.jpg 300w, https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Court-Painter-AI-4-768x612.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-bright-blue-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-2b1b9a38a1bde3429e7b7c05b42feba2 wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>Excerpt from article<\/em><\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-bright-red-color has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-dea57ff2287df0303faca4148b79b5c7 wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Trump\u2019s AI Vision<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Before Trump\u2019s victory, his support in Silicon Valley was thin. The AI community leaned Democratic. Moguls like Peter Thiel and Elon Musk&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=tYa2QVmd4U4\">backed Trump<\/a>&nbsp;because they believed Biden\u2019s approach would slow AI development, allowing China to take the lead.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"714\" src=\"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Court-Painter-P-Thiel.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-29105\" srcset=\"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Court-Painter-P-Thiel.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Court-Painter-P-Thiel-300x214.jpg 300w, https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Court-Painter-P-Thiel-768x548.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>Court Painter &amp; portrait of Peter Thiel<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"716\" src=\"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Court-Painter-Elon-with-Trump-logo-768x550-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-28154\" srcset=\"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Court-Painter-Elon-with-Trump-logo-768x550-1.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Court-Painter-Elon-with-Trump-logo-768x550-1-300x215.jpg 300w, https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Court-Painter-Elon-with-Trump-logo-768x550-1-768x550.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>Court Painter &amp; portrait of Elon Musk<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">In return for their support, they demanded that Trump repeal Biden\u2019s Executive Order on AI and adopt a hands-off approach, particularly regarding safety regulations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-5ea88a09ab503a9dc04f5f288deaa3e5 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#f01c11\"><strong>Any discussion of democracy and human rights has disappeared under Trump<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Trump has\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/fact-sheets\/2025\/01\/fact-sheet-president-donald-j-trump-takes-action-to-enhance-americas-ai-leadership\/\">complied<\/a>. While the AI arms race with China remains central, any discussion of democracy and human rights has disappeared.<strong> <\/strong>Under Trump, America\u2019s AI mission is simply to \u201cdominate\u201d global AI markets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"924\" src=\"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Trumpmourningz-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-27658\" srcset=\"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Trumpmourningz-2.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Trumpmourningz-2-300x277.jpg 300w, https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Trumpmourningz-2-768x710.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-2a5eb36010d502ec586fc60d4e56b579 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#f7261b\"><strong>Trump\u2019s expansionist rhetoric makes a mockery of the claim that America is protecting democracy.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">This shift puts those concerned about democracy in direct opposition to the administration. Worse, Trump\u2019s expansionist rhetoric makes a mockery of the claim that America is protecting democracy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-cb3226d088bf92564c909e928a2a0f0d wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#b90e04\">Basically, Trump\u2019s anti-democratic behavior presents Silicon Valley with a stark choice:<strong> accept Trump\u2019s agenda or make the case that America must defend democracy.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Some may find it strange to look to Silicon Valley for leadership on democracy, but if its CEOs fail to act, they risk losing the very market stability they rely on.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"714\" src=\"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Court-Painter-AI-1-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-26511\" srcset=\"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Court-Painter-AI-1-1.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Court-Painter-AI-1-1-300x214.jpg 300w, https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Court-Painter-AI-1-1-768x548.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-style-rounded\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"680\" src=\"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Democracy-vs-Facism.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-27149\" srcset=\"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Democracy-vs-Facism.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Democracy-vs-Facism-300x204.jpg 300w, https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Democracy-vs-Facism-768x522.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-1402ee5f98bf4d7c5a0e2cd87cd75c96 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#d61106\">Remember this was a choice&#8230;so long ago!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Trump\u2019s Trade War is Just Round 1: The Battle Ahead is about AI and Democracy Don Lenihan SOURCE :National Newswatch https:\/\/nationalnewswatch.com\/2025\/03\/12\/trumps-trade-war-is-just-round-1-the-battle-ahead-is-about-ai-and-democracy#:~:text=Just%20Round%201:-,The,-Battle%20Ahead%20is Excerpt from article: Trump\u2019s AI Vision Before Trump\u2019s victory, his support in Silicon Valley was thin. The AI community leaned Democratic. Moguls like Peter Thiel and Elon Musk&nbsp;backed Trump&nbsp;because they believed Biden\u2019s approach would &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/?p=29096\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;The Battle Ahead&#8230;&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"gallery","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-29096","post","type-post","status-publish","format-gallery","hentry","category-images","post_format-post-format-gallery"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29096","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=29096"}],"version-history":[{"count":12,"href":"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29096\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":29109,"href":"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29096\/revisions\/29109"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=29096"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=29096"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=29096"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}