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Manhattan Project 2.0: The Home Front Fight for AI | 1.2.26

January 2, 2026

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🎙️ The Voices & The Context

  • The Format: This structured interview on a special edition of Morning Wire dives into the Trump administration's bold AI push, framing it as a high-stakes national security race akin to historic wartime efforts, delivered with an urgent, patriotic tone.
  • The Format: This is an interview.
  • The Key Players:
    • Hosts: John Bickley and Georgia Howe, Daily Wire Executive Editor and co-host, guiding the discussion with sharp questions on policy and tech.
    • Guest: Cabot Phillips, Daily Wire senior editor, who created and stars in the new documentary Manhattan Project 2.0, sharing on-site stories from national labs and drawing parallels to WWII innovation.

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What you'll learn

  • 1 **(00:00) 🎙️ Introduction: Cabot Phillips**
  • 2 **(02:00) Trump Administration's Push for AI Leadership**
  • 3 **(03:02) Executive Order: The "Genesis Mission"**
  • 4 **(03:36) Government Data Access for Private AI Firms**
  • 5 **(04:47) Addressing Privacy and Security Concerns**
  • 6 **(05:30) AI's Energy Demands and Climate Policy Reversal**
  • 7 **(05:51) Visit to Oak Ridge National Laboratory**

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Show Notes

Behind the heavily guarded gates of Oak Ridge National Laboratory in Tennessee lie some of the government's latest efforts in the war for AI dominance. In a new Daily Wire documentary, Senior Editor Cabot Phillips takes us inside the facility as the U.S. races to finish what it’s calling the second Manhattan Project. Get the facts first with Morning Wire.


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