The Media Show: Trump鈥檚 Pet-eating Conspiracy Theory
The journalist who found the origin of Donald Trump鈥檚 false claim that migrants are eating pets in Ohio, life as a reporter in China, and tech bro rivalries in the AI arms race.
Donald Trump鈥檚 false claim that migrants are eating pets in Springfield Ohio will go down in history as one of the most memorable political soundbites. Jack Brewster, Enterprise Editor at NewsGuard, has traced its origin. AJ Bauer, Assistant Professor, at the University of Alabama, explains how it became a meme.
David Rennie has been The Economist鈥檚 correspondent in Beijing for the last 6 years. As his posting comes to an end, he reflects on political and cultural change in China, and what it鈥檚 been like reporting from a country with ever increasing media restrictions.
Parmy Olson, technology columnist for Bloomberg Opinion, has just written a book about the AI arms race and the battle between Google鈥檚 Deep Mind and Open AI. At the heart of it, she says in 鈥淪upremacy: AI, ChatGPT, and the Race that Will Change the World鈥, is the personal rivalry between two men.
Presenter: Katie Razzall
Producer: Simon Richardson
Assistant Producer: Lucy Wai
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