Historian Jill Lepore says Silicon Valley misreads science fiction and undermines democracy

On the latest Equity episode, historian Jill Lepore discusses 'government by machines' and argues that Elon Musk is a bad science fiction reader. Lepore contends Silicon Valley misreads science fiction literature, which she says undermines democratic governance. The conversation critiques how tech leaders interpret speculative fiction and apply those interpretations to real-world systems.