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Zoe Schiffer

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820 total appearances

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Podcast Appearances

Uncanny Valley | WIRED
Trump’s Tech Posse in China; Who’s Winning in Musk v. Altman?; Hantavirus Conspiracy Theories

We can talk about it, but please don't give it to me because then the court has to take possession of it.

Uncanny Valley | WIRED
Trump’s Tech Posse in China; Who’s Winning in Musk v. Altman?; Hantavirus Conspiracy Theories

Apparently, Elon Musk, when he left, had a tense interaction with an OpenAI employee and called the employee, I think it's the current chief futurist of OpenAI or something like that, a jackass.

Uncanny Valley | WIRED
Trump’s Tech Posse in China; Who’s Winning in Musk v. Altman?; Hantavirus Conspiracy Theories

And then this guy's colleagues gave him the trophy as a joke.

Uncanny Valley | WIRED
Trump’s Tech Posse in China; Who’s Winning in Musk v. Altman?; Hantavirus Conspiracy Theories

Now it's part of the official record.

Uncanny Valley | WIRED
Trump’s Tech Posse in China; Who’s Winning in Musk v. Altman?; Hantavirus Conspiracy Theories

So I love that.

Uncanny Valley | WIRED
Trump’s Tech Posse in China; Who’s Winning in Musk v. Altman?; Hantavirus Conspiracy Theories

Since we're still talking about the people that he is going to China with, what do we know about why Jensen Huang was left off the list and then re-added last minute?

Uncanny Valley | WIRED
Trump’s Tech Posse in China; Who’s Winning in Musk v. Altman?; Hantavirus Conspiracy Theories

Because my thought when I saw it was, oh, this is about export controls.

Uncanny Valley | WIRED
Trump’s Tech Posse in China; Who’s Winning in Musk v. Altman?; Hantavirus Conspiracy Theories

And I think it's going to be kind of like weird and complicated to have him on the trip.

Uncanny Valley | WIRED
Trump’s Tech Posse in China; Who’s Winning in Musk v. Altman?; Hantavirus Conspiracy Theories

But then obviously he is now on the trip.

Uncanny Valley | WIRED
Trump’s Tech Posse in China; Who’s Winning in Musk v. Altman?; Hantavirus Conspiracy Theories

You remembered Brett Ratner and you forgot?

Uncanny Valley | WIRED
Trump’s Tech Posse in China; Who’s Winning in Musk v. Altman?; Hantavirus Conspiracy Theories

I would absolutely buy that Trump forgot this man.

Uncanny Valley | WIRED
Trump’s Tech Posse in China; Who’s Winning in Musk v. Altman?; Hantavirus Conspiracy Theories

But I'm like, Trump has other people around him.

Uncanny Valley | WIRED
Trump’s Tech Posse in China; Who’s Winning in Musk v. Altman?; Hantavirus Conspiracy Theories

Did you know that Elon Musk's mother is like low-key a celebrity in China?

Uncanny Valley | WIRED
Trump’s Tech Posse in China; Who’s Winning in Musk v. Altman?; Hantavirus Conspiracy Theories

People are obsessed with her there.

Uncanny Valley | WIRED
Trump’s Tech Posse in China; Who’s Winning in Musk v. Altman?; Hantavirus Conspiracy Theories

What?

Uncanny Valley | WIRED
Trump’s Tech Posse in China; Who’s Winning in Musk v. Altman?; Hantavirus Conspiracy Theories

Just a little fun fact.

Uncanny Valley | WIRED
Trump’s Tech Posse in China; Who’s Winning in Musk v. Altman?; Hantavirus Conspiracy Theories

Oh, my gosh.

Uncanny Valley | WIRED
Trump’s Tech Posse in China; Who’s Winning in Musk v. Altman?; Hantavirus Conspiracy Theories

I fully forgot about this.

Uncanny Valley | WIRED
Trump’s Tech Posse in China; Who’s Winning in Musk v. Altman?; Hantavirus Conspiracy Theories

Yes.

Uncanny Valley | WIRED
Trump’s Tech Posse in China; Who’s Winning in Musk v. Altman?; Hantavirus Conspiracy Theories

It turns out that you can imply the president is a pedophile and still get invited to China if you have enough money.