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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…
Elon Musk: "Humans Won
Elon Musk has spent his career turning improbable ideas into companies that reshape the world.

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…

Walter Isaacson details how Elon Musk is reshaping the world | Fox News Video
Walter Isaacson, author…

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.

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.
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…
Behind the Constitution: The Founders’ Greatest Hits - Town Hall Video | Constitution Center
Town Hall video for Behind the Constitution: The Founders’ Greatest…

Amanpour and Company | Pressures on the U.S. Economy: Oil Above $100, Rising Debt and an AI “Bubble” | Season 2026 | PBS
Rana Foroohar discusses her book "Sea Change."
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.