Washington
4 statements across 4 episodes · 0 bullish · 1 bearish · 2 people on the record · first statement Dec 13, 2024 by Jessica Lessin · across every show →
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Dec 13, 2024 neutral
Mar 6, 2026 neutral
Sam Lessin: AI boom is narrative collusion among Washington, tech, and finance
“For two years, I've been saying like, look, there's this like triangle trade between DC, Silicon Valley and New York, whereas huge deficit, huge debt problem. GDP has to grow massively fast in order to deal with it. It's like the only way out because we can't …”
Apr 24, 2026 negative
Startups hyping AI danger to raise money caused the public backlash
“And it's like, actually, this was the entire marketing strategy. Right? Like, if you think about it, like, the irony of the whole thing is everyone's like, everyone hates that. It's like, well, your money-raising strategy has been to run around, including the …”