FUN HALF: https://youtube.com/live/Jpqu8g_TeA4?feature=share 5/14/26 - Emma Vigeland welcomes Alex Hanna, sociologist and director of research at the Distributed AI Research Institute. https://alex-hanna.com/ Watch the Majority Report live Monday–Friday at 12pm EST on YouTube or http://www.Majority.fm To connect and organize with your local ICE rapid response team visit ICERRT.com The Congress switchboard number is (202) 224-3121. You can use this number to connect with either the US Senate or the House of Representatives. Today's Sponsors: • JUST COFFEE: Go to https://JustCoffee.coop and use coupon code MAJORITY for 10% off your purchase! • FAST GROWING TREES: Get 20% off your first purchase. https://FastGrowingTrees.com/majority • ONESKIN: Get 15% off OneSkin with the code MAJORITY at https://www.oneskin.co/majority • BLUELAND: You won’t want to miss this! https://Blueland.com/MAJORITY Become a Majority Report member: https://fans.fm/majority/join Find MR merch at our store: https://shop.majorityreportradio.com/ More from the MR crew: Bryan Vokey https://www.instagram.com/mrbryanvokey Matt Binder DOOMED https://www.youtube.com/MattBinder Brandon Sutton DISCOURSE https://www.youtube.com/@Th3Discourse Emma Vigeland https://www.instagram.com/emmavigeland/ Matt Lech LEFT RECKONING https://www.youtube.com/LeftReckoning Our alt YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/majorityreportlive 00:00 - Show Open & Today's Headlines 05:47 - Trump's China Trip & Corporate Delegation 08:59 - Energy Independence: US vs. China 13:13 - Rep. Dave Min vs. Doug Burgum on Renewables 18:24 - Analysis of Trump's Global & Economic Strategy 29:28 - Interview: Alex Hannah on the AI Con & Tech Hype 36:39 - The Human Element vs. AI's "Connective" Illusion 43:46 - The War on Artists & Intellectual Property 48:32 - AI Safety vs. Real Policy Interventions 56:58 - Grassroots Backlash Against Data Centers