Glenn Beck Deploys George A.I. on Iran War, Reviving 200-Year-Old Founder for 2026 Politics
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Updated · The New York Times · Aug 11
Glenn Beck Deploys George A.I. on Iran War, Reviving 200-Year-Old Founder for 2026 Politics
3 articles · Updated · The New York Times · Aug 11
Summary
Days after the first U.S. strikes on Iran in early March, Glenn Beck posted a new “George A.I.” clip asking how George Washington would view the conflict.
The AI, built from Beck’s collection of founding documents and other texts he says shaped the founders, answered in ways that closely tracked Beck’s own framing on war, strength and foreign entanglements.
Beck has also used the Washington avatar to weigh in on current social issues, with George A.I. describing Americans as morally adrift, hostile to institutions and skeptical of truth.
The project reflects a broader right-wing habit of invoking the founders to legitimize present-day cultural and political arguments, now repackaged through generative AI.