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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Published: 9 August 2026
Source: TechCrunch
Category: News
Topics: Bias & fairness
Retrieved: 10 August 2026
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