How Big Tech Monopolies Are Weaponizing AI Against Human Liberty |10/16/26

Is Big Tech's version of AI deployment really the product of free-market innovation — or is it built on copyright theft, government subsidies, and special legal protections? I sit down with Michael McClellan, an attorney involved in litigation over alleged AI-related copyright infringement, to examine the legal, moral, and constitutional questions about AI chatbots that conservatives cannot afford to ignore. He exposes the disturbing business model behind AI chatbots and explains why conservatives must fight for property rights, individual liberty, human flourishing, and genuine free-market capitalism over crony protections for these monopolies. AI companies promise to revolutionize society. But what happens when that technology depends on copyrighted works allegedly taken without permission, government favoritism, and a regulatory system that allows powerful corporations to operate under different rules from everyone else?  You get bad products and even worse outcomes. In this wide-ranging discussion, we cover everything from Section 230 indemnity to how conservatives should approach liability and regulation and the hypocritical gaslighting from the industry about the need to “beat China.” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices