OpenAl Showed Up At My Door. Here's Why They're Targeting People Like Me

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Jan 26, 2026
When OpenAI sent someone to Tyler Johnston's house, they wanted every text and email he had on the company.
Tyler runs an AI watchdog, and he's just one of the people getting subpoenaed.
This is just the beginning of the AI industry's aggressive new political strategy.
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[SergeStorms]

1. A glimpse of the future....

and it doesn't look good, in my opinion.

[Duncan Grant]

2. One of the most important posts I've seen at DU this month. Thanks!

This piece not only shows how the sausage is being made; it shows who is making it. This will help people understand the world Schumer and Jeffries navigate. It’s worth your close analysis and extrapolation.

Edit: Bookmark this thread.

[alwaysinasnit]

3. Strongly recommend. Thanks for posting.

[highplainsdem]

4. Thanks! Important video. And it includes a Chamber of Progress rep who blocked me and others on

Twitter for tearing apart that group's very flawed arguments.

The AI bros and their backers and allies have, for the most part, made themselves the bad guys.

They didn't have to make that choice, but they did.