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Far-Right Think Tanks Challenge Science, Promote AI Profit

5/29/2025

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Far-right think tanks, such as the Claremont Institute, are challenging the integrity of science, labeling it as a "woke bureaucracy" that threatens authoritarian rule. They push for a "Red Caesar" to sidestep factual discourse. In a parallel trend, tech leaders are promoting AI over traditional science funding, prioritizing profit, as highlighted by San Francisco billboards urging to "Stop Hiring Humans."

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Story summary

Far-right think tanks, such as the Claremont Institute, are challenging the integrity of science, labeling it as a "woke bureaucracy" that threatens authoritarian rule. They push for a "Red Caesar" to sidestep factual discourse. In a parallel trend, tech leaders are promoting AI over traditional science funding, prioritizing profit, as highlighted by San Francisco billboards urging to "Stop Hiring Humans."