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“He behaved like a total maniac” Sam Harris on Elon & Big Tech’s turn towards Trump

“He behaved like a total maniac” Sam Harris on Elon & Big Tech’s turn towards Trump

 
Silicon Valley once positioned itself as a counterweight to Trump. Now its richest figures are sitting in the front row of his inauguration. Kara Swisher talks with Sam Harris about how and why the tech elite moved right, what they’ve gained from Trump, and what that shift means for democracy, AI, and the future of information.
 
 

Timeline:

00:00 Introduction
01:40 How tech billionaires started embracing the far right
4:30 Why Sam Harris changed broke off his friendship with Elon Musk
7:08 How the far left turned silicon valley toward authoritarianism
21:48 Conspiracy culture, social media algorithms, and misinformation
25:21 RFK Jr., anti-vax narratives, and the collapse of public trust
30:41 Why tech leaders stay silent, and what real accountability requires
34:50 AI risks, job loss, inequality and tech regulation
42:31 Can America have a post-MAGA future?

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