Who Controls the AI? Government Power, CHIPS Act & The New Control Loop | Ryan Files Weekly Breifing 165

Who Controls the AI? Government Power, CHIPS Act & The New Control Loop | Ryan Files Weekly Breifing 165

From THE RYAN FILES by With Ryan Pelton

May 5, 2026 · 1h 36m · Season 3 · Episode 165

About this episode

Ryan Pelton explores the control dynamics between government and Big Tech regarding Artificial Intelligence and the implications of the CHIPS Act.

Who Controls the AI? Government Power, CHIPS Act & The New Control Loop | Ryan Files WB165In this hard-hitting Weekly Briefing, Ryan dives deep into one of the most important questions of our time: Who actually controls Artificial Intelligence as it scales?From the $52 billion CHIPS Act and the U.S. Government becoming the largest shareholder in Intel, to public-private partnerships with OpenAI, Microsoft, Google, Nvidia, and Amazon — Ryan exposes the growing control loop between government and Big Tech.He also breaks down what happened with Anthropic when they pushed back against domestic surveillance and fully autonomous lethal AI systems.Plus: The Art of Deception — how media, algorithms, and psychological tactics are rewiring our brains in the age of information overload.Stay informed. Stay aware.The world changes. But the real story is happening behind the scenes.The Ryan Files | Weekly Briefing

People in this episode

Host: Ryan Pelton

Topics covered

  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Government Power
  • CHIPS Act
  • Public-Private Partnerships
  • Big Tech
  • Surveillance
  • Media Influence

Keywords

  • AI control
  • CHIPS Act
  • government
  • Big Tech
  • surveillance
  • media
  • psychological tactics
  • information overload

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Intel, OpenAI, Microsoft, Google, Nvidia, Amazon, Anthropic, U.S. Government

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