AI's Crossroads: Family‑Led 'Watchful Guidance' vs. Microsoft‑White House Control

AI stands at a cultural crossroads: will it be shaped by families, communities, and markets—or centralized powers?
In this episode of The Disruptive Technologies Podcast, host Nikodemus unpacks two pivotal developments on September 5, 2025:

First Lady Melania Trump advocates for “watchful guidance”—giving families and educators authority over AI’s role in children's lives.

Microsoft’s partnership with the White House embeds its AI tools, like Copilot, into schools—raising concerns about centralized control and monopolization.

We explore how these narratives reflect broader layers of technology governance—the “Sovereign Stack” of application, identity, values, and governance—and what each path means for human freedom.

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