About this episode
The episode discusses whether SpaceX is genuinely leading humanity to Mars or if it's a facade for an AI company preparing for IPOs.
Is Elon Musk’s SpaceX leading humanity to Mars? Or is that just grandiose window-dressing for an A.I. company leading several other A.I. companies to IPOs? Guest: Max Chafkin , reporter with Bloomberg Businessweek and cohost of the Everybody's Business podcast. Want more What Next TBD? Subscribe to Slate Plus to access ad-free listening to the whole What Next family and across all your favorite Slate podcasts. Subscribe today on Apple Podcasts by clicking “Try Free” at the top of our show page. Sign up now at slate.com/whatnextplus to get access wherever you listen. Podcast production by Evan Campbell, Madeline Ducharme, Patrick Fort, Rob Gunther and Paige Osburn. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
People in this episode
Guest: Max Chafkin
Topics covered
- SpaceX
- Elon Musk
- AI
- IPO
- Mars
- business
Keywords
- SpaceX
- Elon Musk
- IPO
- AI
- Mars
- Max Chafkin
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Bloomberg Businessweek, Slate Podcasts, Acast
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