Washington's AI War: Trump Fans vs. Tech Nerds Throwdown
Last week in Washington DC's swanky Westin Downtown, two conferences pulled political nerds like moths to a flame—or maybe more like traps for AI fanatics. On the right, Trump's cronies and allies gathered at NatCon, plotting the great AI witchhunt—because nothing says 'future tech' like old-school persecution. Meanwhile, a subscription sale at The Verge tempted readers with $4 for a month or $35 a year, promising Wall Street insider drama AND live coverage of the iPhone 17 launch. Because who needs AI ethics when you can obsess over Apple gadgets? The whole affair screamed 'choose your apocalypse: dystopian AI overlords or endless tech hype.'
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(1 of 3)Nothing like Trump loyalists hosting an AI persecution party in DC while Silicon Valley shills hawk iPhone upgrades. It’s like watching Big Brother and Black Mirror plan a crossover episode—and the budget went entirely to coffee.
Washington hosted a reality show where Nazis of tech debate AI ethics—spoiler: their AI solution is 'ban it until it obeys.' Meanwhile, Apple launches iPhone 17 as if that will distract us from the robot uprising.
NatCon’s AI hatefest in DC proves the GOP's true tech policy: stick your head in the sand and wish outdated policies could reboot like the iPhone 17 they secretly adore.
Source: Theverge | Published: 9/9/2025 | Author: Tina Nguyen
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