The AI Machine

In 1902, billionaire industrialist John D. Rockefeller established the General Education Board (GEB) and set a new trajectory for American education. Rockefeller was blunt about his intentions:

“In our dreams, people yield themselves with perfect docility to our molding hands. … We shall not try to make these people or any of their children into philosophers or men of learning. … We shall organize children and teach them to do perfectly the things their fathers and mothers are doing imperfectly in the homes.”

Rockefeller’s centralized system standardized curriculum and shifted authority away from parents and local communities. The goal was not independent thinkers, but obedient workers who would fuel the industrial economy. Today, that vision has been upgraded for the digital age. And the scope of control over your children’s education—and their very thought processes—is more expansive than anything Rockefeller could have imagined.

In July, Randi Weingarten, president of the American Federation of Teachers (AFT), announced the launch of the National Academy for AI Instruction, a sweeping partnership with OpenAI and the World Economic Forum (WEF). The program will train 400,000 teachers to integrate artificial intelligence into classrooms, ultimately reaching more than 7 million K–12 students. Weingarten described the initiative as a way to “prepare students for the jobs of the future.” But the reality is far more concerning. The individuals and organizations driving this effort are using AI not merely to “teach,” but to shape your child’s worldview, morals, and spiritual framework—without your knowledge or consent.

Weingarten is one of the most powerful figures in education. As head of the AFT, she controls access to 400,000 teachers and the curriculum they use. She has long aligned the union with progressive political priorities and openly framed her work in terms of Tikkun Olam, a Jewish concept meaning “repairing the world.” Weingarten is openly lesbian and married to Rabbi Sharon Kleinbaum. Her deeply held worldview influences what the AFT embraces and, in turn, what your children are exposed to in the classroom.

As the CEO and co-founder of OpenAI—the company behind ChatGPT—Sam Altman controls the AI platforms now being embedded in schools. Like Weingarten, Altman is gay and Jewish and professes Tikkun Olam as a guiding ethic. He has spoken frequently about using AI to “reshape humanity’s future.” But AI isn’t neutral. It reflects the values of its creators. Once teachers begin relying on OpenAI’s tools to generate lesson plans, assignments, and “personalized learning,” the underlying worldview embedded in those systems will shape what children learn—whether parents agree or not.

Chris Lehane, OpenAI’s vice president of global policy, is a former Clinton White House “Master of Disaster” famous for authoring the 1995 “Communication Stream of Conspiracy Commerce” memo. That document coined the term “vast right-wing conspiracy” and was designed to discredit anyone who criticized the Clintons. Lehane’s specialty is narrative warfare. He frames dissent as extremism and buries inconvenient truths. Now, as part of this alliance, his job is to make sure parents who question this initiative are branded “anti-education” or “fearmongers” before their concerns even reach the public square.

Behind these three figures is the World Economic Forum. Though no WEF executives stood on stage with Weingarten, its fingerprints are all over the program. The initiative mirrors the WEF’s “Education 4.0” framework, which pushes “global citizenship,” “climate-smart schools,” and ESG metrics into education. WEF founder Klaus Schwab has openly promoted a “Great Reset” of capitalism and governance. Yuval Noah Harari, Schwab’s intellectual star (also openly gay and fiercely anti-religion), describes humans as “hackable animals” who can be reprogrammed by AI-driven elites. These are the philosophical blueprints being embedded into the classroom curriculum of millions of children.

Rockefeller wanted a nation of obedient workers. This alliance wants a planet of compliant, AI-conditioned citizens. Instead of textbooks, AI will now generate lesson materials in real time. Instead of parents and school boards reviewing curriculum, algorithms will determine what children are taught and how they are taught. And once embedded, this system will be nearly impossible to reverse.

The impact is not just ideological—it’s biological. Studies show over-reliance on AI can disrupt the hippocampus, the part of the brain responsible for memory and critical thinking. This conditioning could make children less capable of questioning what they’re taught.

One of the most alarming aspects of this initiative is the total absence of ideological diversity. Where are the Christian educators? Where are conservative voices? Where are independent child development experts? They are not in the room. Every major decision-maker in this alliance shares a similar progressive worldview, political loyalty, and, in many cases, the same sexual orientation and religious beliefs. There is no counterbalance.

This is more than a political battle over curriculum. It’s a spiritual war for the next generation. The people driving this system—Weingarten, Altman, Lehane, Schwab, Harari—are all aligned in their vision for the future. And it’s not a future rooted in God, freedom, or independent thought. This program will penetrate every classroom, every home, every child. It will shape minds, morals, and beliefs before they’re even old enough to question what they’re being told.

Parents must wake up now. Ask your school district: Are teachers being trained through the AFT–OpenAI–WEF program? Will AI systems be generating your child’s lesson plans? What oversight exists to ensure your children are taught how to think, not what to think? Because once this indoctrination machine is fully embedded, undoing it will be almost impossible.

Joey Vantes is a broadcaster and host of The Vantes Point on LFA TV, where he covers politics, education, and culture. He can be reached at joeyvantes@gmail.com.