A lot of speculation in the article, not unlike those wacky Ancient Alien shows on History Channel.
But even if we suspend logic for a moment and accept the premise, is any of that illegal? Is there anything that would have prevented any other politician from doing the same thing? Or is the article designed to make it seem as though Bannon and Trump and a few others are somehow evil because they’re smarter and more tech savvy than team Illary?
Hillary had an AI named Ava. When its predictions didn’t jibe with their preconceptions, they ignored it and tweaked its algorithms. A search using ‘Ava’ “AI’ and ‘Clinton campaign’ should find the relevant articles.