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Historian Jill Lepore says Silicon Valley misreads science fiction and undermines democracy

Aug 09, 2026 - 17:45
Historian Jill Lepore says Silicon Valley misreads science fiction and undermines democracy
On the latest episode of Equity, we spoke to Jill Lepore about "government by machines" and why Elon Musk is a bad science fiction reader.

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