Jill Lepore in Vanity Fair argues Altman and 'the Artificial State' are more powerful than Trump

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Harvard historian Jill Lepore argues in a Vanity Fair interview that AI is eroding civil society and that Sam Altman is more powerful than Donald Trump, with 'the Artificial State' controlling the US and the world. Roon pushed back, saying nobody anywhere feels powerful, including CEOs constrained by race dynamics. The interview's claims are Lepore's analysis, not independently confirmed.

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1. @andrewcurran_ commentary · Sun 00:12 UTC
   From Jill Lepore's interview with Vanity Fair, in which she argues that Sam Altman is more powerful than Donald Trump, and that The Artificial State controls the United States, and the world.
   
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2. @tszzl lab · Sun 00:58 UTC · replying to @andrewcurran_
   this is maybe a sign of a good and healthy society but nobody anywhere feels like they have any power. president complaints about congress, CEOs of major tech companies are hand-tied due to race dynamics
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3. @andrewcurran_ commentary · Sun 00:12 UTC
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