Big Tech’s shift to Trump doesn’t mean the battle against the ‘awakened brain virus’ is over

The ongoing battle against this “brain virus” has not been won despite a series of orders from President Donald Trump and Big Tech’s shift to a new CEO, according to a prominent software company investor.

During an appearance Wednesday on “The Will Cain Show,” Joe Lonsdale, who founded companies such as Palantir and OpenGov, said that Trump’s move to accelerate the development of artificial intelligence is “the key to unlocking productivity growth” in the United States.

Trump unveiled a massive AI infrastructure project on the first full day of his second term. The joint venture between Softbank, OpenAI and Oracle will serve as an investment from private companies in building data centers to enable AI in the US.

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The announcement comes as leaders of major technology companies have begun to find a new relationship with the president-elect.

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg, Apple CEO Tim Cook, Amazon chairman Jeff Bezos, Google CEO Sundar Pichai, and Tesla CEO and SpaceX and Elon Musk were all given real estate during the opening.

Lonsdale said that although he did not trust these technology leaders as much as he could “throw them”, he said that people should wait to see if these industry leaders will be willing to fight “bravely” against “bad ideas”.

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President Donald Trump stands after delivering his speech on AI infrastructure in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington, US, on January 21, 2025. (REUTERS/Carlos Barria)

“Listen to these people who have been floating around and are in this part of our society that is full of germs. There are really bad ideas that we are still fighting in our civilization. They have won our universities, they have won. our technology companies,” he said.

Lonsdale said it will be interesting to see if tech leaders continue to embrace Trump, who has signed a number of anti-DEI and anti-progressive executive orders, as he serves his second term.

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Priscilla Chan (L), Meta founder Mark Zuckerberg, Lauren Sanchez, Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, Google CEO Sundar Pichai and Tesla CEO Elon Musk (R) attend the inauguration of US President-elect Donald Trump at the Rotunda of the US Capitol in January. 20, 2025 in Washington, DC. Donald Trump is serving his second term as the 47th president of the United States. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

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“Will they come or not? I don’t know, but we all have to be careful, and we have to keep fighting this war. This war has not been won,” he added.