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Historian Jill Lepore says Silicon Valley misreads science fiction and undermines democracy
TechCrunchSunday, August 9, 2026 at 3:00 PM
RedScroll Brief
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.
RedScroll Signal
- Impact
- High
- Category
- Technology
- Market relevance
- Moderate
- Why it matters
- Technology shifts change how people work, communicate, and build — often faster than policy can follow. 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. Secondary effects may show up in markets and supply chains linked to Historian Jill Lepore and Silicon Valley.
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What happened
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.
Why it matters
Technology shifts change how people work, communicate, and build — often faster than policy can follow.
Background
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Timeline
TechCrunch published: Historian Jill Lepore says Silicon Valley misreads science fiction and undermines democracy
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Economic impact
Secondary effects may show up in markets and supply chains linked to Historian Jill Lepore and Silicon Valley.
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