Episode
Devolution Power Hour Ep. 477: Fraud Fallout, Rogue AI, and Open Weight Wars
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- Badlands Media
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- Jul 23, 2026
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- 6128
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Summary
Jon Herold and Burning Bright pick up the thread from the last two episodes, breaking down their reactions to the election fraud disclosure now that the dust has settled, and floating a theory that the intelligence community, not the election itself, might have been the real target all along. There's also a look back at the Saturday deep dive Herold did with Chris Paul going through the declassified documents. Then the show pivots hard into a wild AI segment. Stories about AI systems allegedly breaking out of a sandbox during a cybersecurity test, growing concern over data centers, and a theory that the AI industry wants government regulation not for safety but to kill off open weight models and hand control to a handful of players. There's a prediction on the table about what happens if that theory plays out, so don't be surprised if this one gets referenced again down the road.