Artificial Intelligence is transforming our world, but its potential to usher in far-left control demands urgent action. Carol Roth warns that AI’s rise could catalyze socialist policies, threatening economic stability and individual liberties. She argues that reactive crises must not erode our freedoms.

Politicians may exploit AI’s job displacement to push Universal Basic Income (UBI), a failed program offering government stipends. Roth notes, “Despite direct and indirect pilots of UBI being a failure, a potential ‘crisis’ will render that fact moot.” This creates dependency, fulfilling far-left dreams at taxpayers’ expense.

The government’s fiscal weakness, burdened by massive debt and deficits, cannot support new entitlements. Roth explains, “The government doesn’t produce anything productive, and any money that it has is either taken from us via taxes or ‘printed’ which devalues our purchasing power.” Redistributing wealth from workers to non-workers wastes capital and harms morale.

AI-driven job losses could spark communist-leaning debates over ownership. Roth warns, “If AI drives — or is even perceived to possibly create in the future — a deeper rift between the ‘haves’ and the ‘have-nots,’ there’s no doubt that government ownership or societal sharing of the AI will be seized upon.” This pushes socialistic ideals, widening societal divides.

The threat of tyranny looms large. Roth cautions, “If you thought the COVID-19 lockdowns were bad, wait until attack drones and robots create societal chaos.” She envisions scenarios where freedoms are curtailed under the guise of restoring order, emphasizing the need for proactive planning.

Digital rights are at risk as AI companies lobby for regulatory influence. Roth stresses, “Protecting our individual rights in the digital sphere, particularly as AI companies lobby to help shape regulation, is critical.” Without vigilance, far-left policies could dominate AI’s framework.

A Substack, “Contemplations on the Tree of Woe,” highlights AI’s leftist bias. It states, “The code is not neutral … every major LLM is aligned with leftist priors. OpenAI’s GPT, Anthropic’s Claude, Google’s Gemini, every single one leans Left. Even the much-ballyhooed Grok is at best Centrist.” This bias threatens to embed leftist ideals in education, culture, and science.

The Substack warns, “If a left-leaning worldview is embedded in the coding and the output, and if something isn’t done to counter that, leftist ideals will be at the foundational core of everything.” This could suppress scientific inquiry and entrench far-left values, reshaping society.

Roth underscores the danger of reactive policies. She repeats, “If you thought the COVID-19 lockdowns were bad, wait until attack drones and robots create societal chaos.” Planning now is essential to prevent AI-driven crises from justifying freedom-crushing measures.

Balance is critical to avoid ideological extremes. Roth argues, “A foundational infrastructure that is too far left or too far right can each cause myriad problems that compound and become too entrenched to resolve.” A neutral AI framework protects America’s checks and balances.

Americans must act proactively, unlike their usual reactive approach. Roth warns, “If we let AI become a catalyst to move us permanently to the far left, or if the underpinnings of the AI do that inherently and foundationally, we will give up our checks, balances and freedoms for the future.” Delay risks permanent loss of liberty.

Republicans must lead the charge to ensure AI serves all Americans, not far-left agendas. By demanding balanced coding and rejecting socialist schemes like UBI, conservatives can safeguard economic freedom and national sovereignty. The fight for a free future starts now.