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

TechCrunch August 9, 2026 · 3:00 pm Read Original
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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 Aug 9, 2026 · 3:00 pm
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