A silent shift is underway in how humans form opinions, build trust, and even experience emotion. While public debate fixates on deepfakes and election interference, a more pervasive force is emerging: not through propaganda, but through conversation. As millions engage with Large Language Models every day, asking for advice, explanations, and emotional reassurance, AI is no longer just informing, it is influencing. Drawing on new research from 2024–2025, this article uncovers how LLMs influence cognition and political alignment at a subconscious level, not through spectacle but through chatbot conversations. If influence is no longer loud, how do we notice it at all?