DHS Docs: Govt Bracing for Nationwide Anti-AI Riots, Preparing to Crack Down on Dissent

DHS Docs: Govt Bracing for Nationwide Anti-AI Riots, Preparing to Crack Down on Dissent

New documents from government agencies such as the FBI and Department of Homeland Security show that Washington is preparing for widespread anti-A.I. riots, as the technology destroys communities and industries across the country. Ironically, the Trump administration is already using invasive A.I. technology to identify and suppress what it calls anti-A.I. “extremists,” in the process, sweeping the entire nation into its massive surveillance dra…

DHS Docs: Govt Bracing for Nationwide Anti-AI Riots, Preparing to Crack Down on Dissent » Sons of Liberty Media

New documents from government agencies such as the FBI and Department of Homeland Security show that Washington is preparing for widespread anti-A.I. riots, as the technology destroys communities and industries across the country. Ironically, the Trump administration is already using invasive A.I. technology to identify and suppress what it calls anti-A.I. “extremists,” in the process, …

US Labels AI Criticism “Anti-Tech Extremism” in 2026

New federal reports suggest US agencies are now grouping certain forms of AI-related opposition under a new label: “anti-tech violent extremism.” The documents obtained by WIRED raise questions about how broadly that category could be applied in practice. Here’s what the reporting shows and why it’s getting attention now. A New Threat Label For Tech Opposition US agencies have not publicly used “anti-tech extremism” as a formal category in their…