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Dana Mills – Writer, Local Call & +972 Magazine
Muhammad Shehada – Journalist
Saree Makdisi – Professor of English & Comparative Literature, UCLA
Tahani Mustafa – Visiting fellow, ECFR

On our radar:
A new AI-generated website unveiled by an Israeli minister claims to “uncover the hidden ties” between Palestinian journalists and Hamas. And despite its amateurish feel, it follows a pattern of dangerous smears against Palestinians. Post’s Tariq Nafi reports.

The sci-fi obsessions of the tech elite

Silicon Valley’s tech titans often say they are shaping a better tomorrow. This is a clique of men – names like Musk, Zuckerberg, Thiel and Altman – who all say they’ve been heavily influenced by science fiction. But those imagined sci-fi futures often come with a dystopian side, warnings that tech billionaires have seemingly failed to understand.

Featuring: 
Alex Hanna – Director, Distributed AI Research Institute
Max Read – Senior editor, New York magazine
Tim Maughan – Author and Journalist

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