Meta Joins the A.I. Race, More Twitter Cuts, and Guest Malcolm Harris

Pivot

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🗓️ 28 February 2023

⏱️ 74 minutes

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Dilbert is out of work after his creator made racist remarks. House Republicans are launching an investigation into the toxic train derailment in Ohio. Also, Twitter has cut staff yet again, and prominent Elon-backers are in the mix. Plus, Meta has jumped into the A.I. race at last, sans a chatbot. Kara and Scott are joined by Friend of Pivot Malcolm Harris on his new book, “Palo Alto: A History of California, Capitalism, and the World.” You can fins Malcolm on Twitter at @BigMeanInternet and can find his book here. Send us your questions! Call 855-51-PIVOT or go to nymag.com/pivot. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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1:24.8	I'm Cara Swisher. And I'm Scott Galenway. Hi Scott, how you do? And I feel much better. Thank you
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