Elon Musk Is Stepping Back From DOGE. Can He Really Stay Away?

WSJ Tech News Briefing

The Wall Street Journal

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🗓️ 25 April 2025

⏱️ 12 minutes

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Summary

Elon Musk says he’s going to spend less time in Washington and more time running Tesla. WSJ columnist and Musk-watcher Tim Higgins unpacks what that plan might look like in reality. Also, the WSJ’s Isabelle Bousquette takes us inside Johnson & Johnson, where employees have proven to be a little too enthusiastic in the artificial intelligence sandbox. Katie Deighton hosts. We want to hear from you! Our recent series “Chatbot Confidential” looked into privacy risks when using generative AI chatbots like ChatGPT or Claude. Do you have a question about using these chatbots and your privacy? Record a voice memo and send it to [email protected] or leave us a voicemail at (212) 416-2236. Sign up for the WSJ's free Technology newsletter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:30.1	Hey, TMB listeners. Our recent series, Chatbot Confidential, dug into some of the privacy risks that come with using chatbots powered by
0:38.1	generative AI. What questions do you have about bots like chat GPT or Claude and your privacy?
0:44.8	Like, what kind of data they collect or how long companies hold on to it?
0:49.1	Record a voice memo and send it to TMB at WSJ.com or leave us a voicemail at 212-416-2236.
0:58.4	That's 212-416-2236.
1:02.9	We might answer your question in an upcoming episode.
1:06.2	Now, on to the show.
1:11.1	Welcome to Tech News Briefing.
1:13.5	It's Friday, April 25th.
1:15.6	I'm Katie Dayton for the Wall Street Journal.
1:18.2	Some companies that let their staff run riots when it comes to artificial intelligence
1:22.2	are thinking it might be a good time to rein things back in.
1:25.7	We look at the case of Johnson & Johnson, whose employees at one point were working on nearly
1:30.3	900 separate AI projects.
1:33.3	Then, we're back with the final installment in our series on Elon Must's first 100 days in Washington.
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