{"id":283296,"date":"2026-06-28T12:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-06-28T16:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/28\/this-anti-ai-evangelist-is-growing-more-popular-that-could-be-a-problem-for-trump\/"},"modified":"2026-06-28T12:45:19","modified_gmt":"2026-06-28T16:45:19","slug":"this-anti-ai-evangelist-is-growing-more-popular-that-could-be-a-problem-for-trump","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/28\/this-anti-ai-evangelist-is-growing-more-popular-that-could-be-a-problem-for-trump\/","title":{"rendered":"This anti-AI evangelist is growing more popular. That could be a problem for Trump"},"content":{"rendered":"

This anti-AI evangelist is growing more popular. That could be a problem for Trump<\/a><\/p>\n

https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2026\/06\/28\/tech\/anti-ai-evangelist-joe-allen-trump<\/a><\/p>\n

Publish Date: 2026-06-28 12:00:00<\/a><\/p>\n

Source Domain: www.cnn.com<\/a><\/p>\n

Dallas, Texas<\/span>\u00a0\u2014\u00a0<\/span>\n <\/p>\n

\n When the pandemic decimated the live events scene, Joe Allen \u201cpacked up a survival bunker on wheels\u201d and headed out on a new career path.\n <\/p>\n

\n Jobs were few and far between for \u201cconcert riggers\u201d like Allen, who set up concert lighting and sound systems. So he pursued a different kind of roadie life: traveling around the country and writing about the dangers of new technology and artificial intelligence for outlets like The Federalist \u2014 eventually landing a gig on former White House chief strategist Steve Bannon\u2019s \u201cWar Room\u201d podcast.\n <\/p>\n

\n Allen\u2019s skepticism would have been niche just a few years ago. But now he also travels the country giving sermons warning about the dangers of AI, striking a nerve with Americans who are increasingly worried about AI\u2019s impact on their jobs, electricity bills and mental health, as well as the environment. A June survey from the Pew Research Center found more Americans feel AI will be bad than good for society.\n <\/p>\n

\n A graduate of Boston University\u2019s religion and science program and a self-proclaimed tech-Luddite, Allen\u2019s anti-AI stance is now firmly in the mainstream. In February, Time magazine featured him in a cover story about the backlash against AI.\n <\/p>\n

\n \u201cI sound less crazy now,\u201d Allen said before a speech in March at Dallas\u2019 First Baptist Church, one of the country\u2019s largest mega churches.\n <\/p>\n

\n Allen\u2019s speeches, writings, and media appearances are helping fuel a widening rift on AI within the American right that could pose a problem for President Donald Trump and Republicans in the coming midterm elections. Many in Allen\u2019s audiences are MAGA supporters \u2014 but they don\u2019t necessarily agree with the Trump administration\u2019s largely hands-off approach to regulating AI.\n <\/p>\n

\n \u201cThere…<\/p>\n

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