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Please Reboot Your System

2024/11/22
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System Crash
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Brian Merchant
一位长期从事科技写作和著书的美国技术记者和书作者。
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Paris Marx
批判性技术作家和《Tech Won't Save Us》播客主持人，专注于揭露技术行业的真相和社会影响。
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Paris Marx 指出，特朗普再次当选总统，并获得科技行业的巨大支持，特别是来自右翼科技亿万富翁的支持，这凸显了科技与政治之间的联盟对世界的影响。这种联盟将对政治和科技领域产生深远的影响，并且可能对许多人造成伤害。 Brian Merchant 认为，特朗普的当选对科技右翼来说是一大利好，预示着右翼科技联盟主导的总统任期即将到来。科技巨头将在政府中获得更大的权力，而人工智能领域的监管缺失将加剧潜在风险。马斯克和特朗普的关系虽然存在不确定性，但双方都有维持这种联盟的强烈动机：特朗普需要马斯克的资金支持和科技未来主义的形象，而马斯克则可以利用特朗普的政治影响力来规避调查，并为其公司获得政府的优惠待遇。

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The episode explores the implications of the alliance between Donald Trump and Elon Musk, discussing how it will shape both politics and the tech industry. The hosts analyze the transactional nature of this relationship and its potential impact on tech regulation and government efficiency.
  • Trump and Musk's relationship is largely transactional, with both benefiting from proximity to power.
  • Tech CEOs immediately pledged loyalty to Trump, seeking favor and avoiding regulatory scrutiny.
  • The Department of Government Efficiency, led by Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy, aims to cut government spending drastically.

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The system is crashing, and we’re here to guide you through the wreckage. In the inaugural episode of System Crash, Brian Merchant and Paris Marx dig into how the alliance of Donald Trump and Elon Musk—along with his Silicon Valley cohort—is poised to transform both our politics and the tech world. Plus, how generative AI is trained on thousands of Hollywood scripts and why Bluesky gives us (a least a little) hope.

Mentioned this week:

  • Sam Biddle) on how Trump is a win for tech’s “warrior class” in the Intercept.
  • The Financial Times) wrote about advertisers heading back to Twitter/X to gain the favor of Trump and Musk. (See also: Paris’s newsletter) on Musk and advertising.)
  • Alex Risner) wrote about generative AI being trained on Hollywood scripts for the Atlantic.
  • The Hollywood Reporter on the #Xodus). (See also: Brian’s newsletter) on why Bluesky is succeeding because it’s everything big tech’s not)

Theme music is “Dystopia” by YACHT). Production is by Eric Wickham.

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