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Decoder with Nilay Patel

Dr. Jill Lepore on why the AI backlash is vital for the future

July 20, 202659 min

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Dr. Jill Lepore is one of the best writers there is at identifying institutional patterns in history, and Decoder is a show about systems and organization — so her new book, The Rise and Fall of the Artificial State, is a perfect fit for the show. You build systems by measuring things — gathering information, quantifying it as data, and taking action on it.

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