GoKawiil"Look at the data center, this incubator for algorithmic immigrants," said Joe Allen, an acolyte of Steve Bannon
The Far-Right Pivots to Hating ‘Algorithmic Immigrants’
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Why This Matters
A slice of the American far right is beginning to frame AI systems as "algorithmic immigrants" and data centers as the places that breed them, borrowing anti-immigration language to attack automation. That rhetorical shift matters because it signals a possible populist-right backlash against the AI buildout that the tech industry and its political allies have been counting on. If it spreads, data center siting, energy deals, and AI policy could face opposition from the right as well as the left.
Key Takeaways
- Bannon-aligned commentator Joe Allen described data centers as an "incubator for algorithmic immigrants," fusing anti-AI and anti-immigrant framing.
- The framing suggests parts of the far right are turning against AI and automation as job threats, not just cultural ones.
- Tech firms betting on friendly right-wing politics for data center expansion may face unexpected resistance.
Worth a Look
Dark Aeon: Transhumanism and the War Against Humanity" by Joe Allen — Joe Allen, the Bannon-world commentator quoted in the article railing against "algorithmic immigrants," laid out his anti-AI worldview in this book. If you want to understand where the far right's turn against data centers and machine intelligence comes from, it's worth reading the argument in the author's own words.
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