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The Leaked AI Commission Document: Copying China's Surveillance State

from #196 - Whitney Webb | The Tim Dillon Show · #196

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Whitney details a FOIA-obtained document from the National Security Commission on AI, chaired by Eric Schmidt, arguing the US must adopt Chinese-style surveillance (cashless society, no private car ownership, phone-based everything) to stay ahead of China.

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  • National Security Commission on AI, led by Eric Schmidt, recommends the US adopt a Chinese-style surveillance state to maintain technological advantage.
  • A leaked FOIA document reveals the commission wants to eliminate cash, credit cards, individual car ownership, and in-person shopping as 'legacy systems.'
  • They're using the pandemic as a controlled demolition of the economy to remake society before reopening it.
  • The coronavirus relief bill contained provisions for digital dollars and mobile wallet systems similar to India's model after demonetization.
  • Like the Patriot Act after 9/11, this surveillance bill was prepared well in advance; agencies ran pandemic simulations throughout 2019 including a Treasury-focused exercise.
  • They want to consolidate all transactions and tracking onto smartphones rather than allow laptops or dispersed technology.
  • China uses police voice recognition technology to arrest people before they commit crimes, and the commission presents this as a model for US surveillance infrastructure.
  • The commission includes tech CEOs and CIA figures, with members simultaneously involved in the current pandemic response and economic reopening efforts.
  • Eliminating private vehicle ownership isn't climate-motivated but designed to create autonomous ride-sharing fleets where the tech industry controls transportation infrastructure and profits.
  • The pitch is competition: if we don't chip people and eliminate privacy, China will do it first and dominate the market, forcing Silicon Valley to follow.
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