The malfunctioning xAI chatbot provides some insights into how large language models work.
Elon Musk
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
AFL-CIO Report: Is DOGE’s Antonio Gracias Mishandling Retiree Investments?
Elon Musk’s replacement is busy with mass deportation, while simultaneously running an investment firm managing public union pension funds.
Posted inEconomic Policy
Hardly Workin’
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is on life support, and consumer scam complaints are surging as a result. The Trump administration wants to pull the plug.
Posted inEnergy and the Environment
More AI Means More Cancer
Many Americans will pay for AI with their health—especially thanks to Donald Trump’s war on renewable energy.
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Trump’s Government Haunted by the Ghosts of Bad Antitrust
Enforcers are waving through bad mergers and weaponizing others to reach ideological ends.
Posted inTAP
Steve Bannon Is Right About Elon Musk
Today on TAP: Trump has threatened to revoke Musk’s SpaceX government contracts. It would be better if he followed Bannon’s advice and nationalized SpaceX.
Posted inVideos
The Prospect Weekly Roundup: Republicans and Democrats Fighting—Each Other
On our live show, David and Bob Kuttner look at the Trump-Musk split, and the New York City mayor’s race.
Posted inPolitics
The Elon-Trump Feud Is Oligarchy in Action
Two deranged megalomaniacs think they own the American government. Of course they end up fighting.
Posted inPolitics
DOGE Wants to Make Your Baby’s Crib Unsafe
Three Democratic commissioners have been fired from the Consumer Product Safety Commission, and Trump’s team has its eye on dismantling the agency entirely.
Posted inPolitics
Trump’s Beautiful Bill Will Kick 11 Million People Off Their Health Insurance
It will also increase the national debt by $2.4 trillion.
