Meta's AI Workers Are Revolting; Peter Thiel's Secret Society; Will Trump Free SBF?

Brian and Zoë discuss the inside meltdown that has recently been unfolding at Meta and what it says about the company's relentless ambitions in the AI race. They also dive into the leaked messages and names of an invite-only group co-founded by billionaire tech founder Peter Thiel, and how Sam Bankman-Fried is now actively seeking a pardon from the Trump administration. Plus, they share their impressions on SpaceX acquiring Cursor and the latest on the negotiations between Anthropic and the government.

Articles mentioned in this episode:

• Meta CTO Andrew Bosworth Admits the Company’s AI Reorg Was ‘Atrocious’ | WIRED
• ‘Tell Him He’s a Piece of Shit’: Meta’s New AI Unit Is a Total Mess | WIRED
• Leak Exposes Members of Peter Thiel’s Secretive ‘Dialog’ Society | WIRED
• Anthropic Is Still at Odds With the White House Over Claude Fable 5 | WIRED

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