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Walter Isaacson

Biographer of Steve Jobs, Elon Musk and Jennifer Doudna; professor at Tulane

The latest interviews, podcast appearances, and blog posts from Walter Isaacson, updated daily.

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6 days ago
Oct 30

Elon Musk sees the election as a 'crusade' and is all in on the Republicans, says Walter Isaacson

Walter Issacson, ‘Elon Musk’ author, Tulane University professor of history and Perella Weinberg advisory partner, joins 'Squawk Box' to discuss Elon Musk's involvement in politics, his support for…

CNBC
7 days ago
Oct 29

Elon Musk: "Humans Won

Elon Musk has spent his career turning improbable ideas into companies that reshape the world.

16 days ago
Oct 20

Elon Musk: The End of Work, the Death of Money, and a World Run by AI

His biographer Walter Isaacson questions Musk on superintelligence ("humans won't be in control"), making AI maximally truth-seeking, the simulation, OpenAI and Anthropic, his year in government…

The Builders
22 days ago
Oct 14

They Tried to Stop DOGE. Michael Lewis’ New Book Tells Their Story | Video | Amanpour & Company | PBS

At the start of Trump's second term, Elon Musk was brought in ostensibly to cut government spending and shrink the bureaucracy. He made an abrupt exit four months later.

Amanpour & Company
24 days ago
Oct 12

Walter Isaacson: We're building AI not very smartly; there are steps we need to make it safe

Walter Isaacson, ‘The Innovators’ author, joins 'The Exchange' to discuss Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella weighing in on AI safeguards.

CNBC
27 days ago
Oct 9

What Ada Lovelace Knew About AI | WNYC

Walter Isaacson, professor of history at Tulane, host of the new podcast "The Builders" and the author of several books, including The Innovators: How A Group Of Hackers, Geniuses, And Geeks Created…

wnyc.org
5 weeks ago
Sep 30

Behind the Constitution: The Founders’ Greatest Hits - Town Hall Video | Constitution Center

Town Hall video for Behind the Constitution: The Founders’ Greatest…

National Constitution Center – constitutioncenter.org
8 weeks ago
Sep 10

Walt Isaacson on AI threat concerns and the struggle to regulate

Historian Walter Isaacson joins Morning Joe to discuss the growing concerns over the threat artificial intelligence poses to humanity.

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