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Escape From Burning Man + Musk vs. the A.D.L. + Listener Questions

2023/9/8
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This week: How tech executives’ favorite place to take their pants off turned into a muddy hellscape. We talk to one executive who couldn’t just call a helicopter to escape.

Then, Jonathan Greenblatt, C.E.O. of the Anti-Defamation League, on how his organization went from having a “productive” meeting with X’s C.E.O., Linda Yaccarino, last week to being threatened with a lawsuit by Elon Musk on Monday.

Plus, Kevin and Casey answer your questions.

Additional Information:

  • Burning Man left behind) a sea of “moop” in the desert.
  • Research from the Center for Countering Digital Hate, the Anti-Defamation League and other groups found that hate speech had increased) on Twitter after it was purchased by Elon Musk.
  • Snapchat’s My AI freaked users out) after the chatbot appeared to go rogue.