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Summary
- Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Jill Lepore appeared on TechCrunch's Equity podcast
- In her new book "The Rise and Fall of the Artificial State," she criticizes the trend of corporations replacing state functions
- She names Elon Musk as someone who misreads science fiction, framing the issue not as technology itself but as corporations expanding into state authority
- 인터뷰이
- 질 르포어(하버드대 역사학자, 뉴요커 스태프 라이터)
- 수상 경력
- 미국 헌법 역사 관련 저서로 퓰리처상 수상
- 신간 제목
- The Rise and Fall of the Artificial State
- 매체·형식
- TechCrunch 팟캐스트 Equity 인터뷰, 2026년 8월 9일 공개
- 핵심 주장
- 민간 기업이 국가의 기능을 점차 대체하고 있다는 비판
Harvard historian Jill Lepore appeared on TechCrunch's Equity podcast to discuss her new book, "The Rise and Fall of the Artificial State." Lepore, who won the Pulitzer Prize for her work on American constitutional history, traces in the book how the idea of "governance by machine" has risen to prominence.
Lepore described this trend as "a return to tyranny and mystification, but in the form of governance by algorithms, corporations, and machines." Still, she was careful to note that she isn't opposed to technology itself, saying, "My concern is with the way private corporations are increasingly taking on the functions of the state."
Criticizing Musk's Misreading of Sci-Fi
Lepore argued that several Silicon Valley leaders, Elon Musk in particular, are pushing visions of the future rooted in a misreading of pulp science fiction and comics. "What's funny is that the things Musk loves actually completely betray his own political beliefs," she said.
The interview also touched on Apple's 1984 Macintosh ad, why calling Twitter a "digital town hall" is absurd, and the recent public backlash against data centers.
