The Heartland Institute's Donald Kendal, Jim Lakely, and Chris Talgo are joined by author Michael Ashley for episode 416 of the In The Tank Podcast. Michael Ashley, author of the new book Neuromined: Triumphing Over Technological Tyranny, joins ITT to talk about the potential future we seem to be headed toward. What does liberty look like in a world of AI, data collection, social credit scores, self-driving cars, CBDCs, and other developing technologies?

OPENING CHIT CHAT - WOULD YOU VOLUNTEER?

Daily Star - Elon Musk's Neuralink looking for people to trial its brain-computer chip

https://www.dailystar.co.uk/news/weird-news/elon-musks-neuralink-looking-people-30983996

PRIMARY TOPIC - MARCHING TOWARD A TECHNOLOGICAL TYRANNY

Neuromined: Triumphing Over Technological Tyranny
https://www.amazon.com/Neuromined-Triumphing-over-Technological-Tyranny-ebook/dp/B0CCK6MNM6/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1Z6M4K4V9IPAB&keywords=neuromined&qid=1695229204&sprefix=neuromined%2Caps%2C90&sr=8-1

NYT - I.R.S. Deploys Artificial Intelligence to Catch Tax Evasion
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/08/us/politics/irs-deploys-artificial-intelligence-to-target-rich-partnerships.html

The Blaze - Amazon confirms it shut down man’s smart home after delivery driver wrongly accused him of making racist remark
https://www.theblaze.com/news/amazon-confirms-it-shut-down-mans-smart-home-after-delivery-driver-wrongly-accused-him-of-making-racist-remark

G20 Calls for Global Regulation for AI, Including Regulations that Will Force AI to Advance UN SDGs
https://www.g20.org/content/dam/gtwenty/gtwenty_new/document/G20-New-Delhi-Leaders-Declaration.pdf

DAVOS WATCH - G20'S PROPOSED DIGITAL ID

The Epoch Times - G20 Announces Plan to Impose Digital Currencies and IDs Worldwide
https://www.theepochtimes.com/article/g20-announces-plan-to-impose-digital-currencies-and-ids-worldwide-5489947?utm_source=partner&utm_campaign=BonginoReport

The Blaze - G20 proposes digital ID similar to COVID-19 passport system to 'further financial inclusion'

https://www.theblaze.com/news/g20-proposed-policy-digital-id

Canadian Bankers Assocation - Canada's Digital ID Future - A Federated Approach

https://cba.ca/Assets/CBA/Documents/Files/Article%20Category/PDF/paper-2018-embracing-digital-id-in-canada-en.pdf

World Economic Forum - A Blueprint for Digital Identity

https://www3.weforum.org/docs/WEF_A_Blueprint_for_Digital_Identity.pdf