Can Musk Get Trump Elected? + Steve Ballmer’s Quest for the Facts + This Week in A.I.
Update: 2024-08-16
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This week, we debate whether Elon Musk’s recent stumping and fund-raising for former President Trump could help him get re-elected. Then, former Microsoft’s chief executive, Steve Ballmer, stops by to discuss his effort to depolarize our politics using government data. And finally, This Week in A.I. returns: We run down some of the biggest recent stories that caught our attention.
Guest:
- Steve Ballmer, former chief executive of Microsoft, founder of USAFacts
Additional Reading:
- Inside Donald Trump and Elon Musk’s Growing Alliance
- The American Right Is Terminally Online
- The New Home of the L.A. Clippers Is a Hot Ticket for Art
- A California Bill to Regulate A.I. Causes Alarm in Silicon Valley
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