Faiz Siddiqui
Washington Post technology reporter and author of Hubris Maximus: The Shattering of Elon Musk
Faiz Siddiqui (Washington Post technology reporter and author of Hubris Maximus: The Shattering of Elon Musk) has appeared as a guest on 1 episode in TMT. Topics they speak about most include AI pause debate, Tesla, Inc., Department of Government Efficiency.
In their words
Positions and remarks grouped by topic, each with the exact quote and where it was said.
AI pause debate
Siddiqui likened Thiel's China-driven case against an AI pause to nuclear arms race rhetoric.
“Just as a casual observer, it just feels like like nuclear arms race rhetoric”
The Builders: After The Builders: On Musk and Thiel (Oct 23, 2026) · Listen from 50:22
Tesla, Inc.
Siddiqui noted Tesla's slight demand bump stemmed from high oil prices caused by Trump's war.
“they report this slight demand bump. And why is that happening? Because oil prices are super high because Trump started a war”
The Builders: After The Builders: On Musk and Thiel (Oct 23, 2026) · Listen from 29:10
Department of Government Efficiency
Siddiqui found Musk's admission of being intoxicated by the pageantry of government the most revealing part of the interview.
“I think the most revelatory part of that to me, though, and I'm like kind of shocked that He admitted it like like his intoxication with the pageantry of it all”
The Builders: After The Builders: On Musk and Thiel (Oct 23, 2026) · Listen from 23:45
Other remarks
Siddiqui reported that when asked why Mars must be reached now, Musk replied he wanted to be the one to do it.
“according to my reporting, Elon's reaction to that is yes, but I want to be the one to do it”
The Builders: After The Builders: On Musk and Thiel (Oct 23, 2026) · Listen from 19:23
Tesla Roadster (second generation)
Siddiqui questioned whether a flying supercar compromises both functions, like an amphibious car.
“Aren't you kind of building the equivalent of like an amphibious car where it's like, not a great car not a great boat”
The Builders: After The Builders: On Musk and Thiel (Oct 23, 2026) · Listen from 13:22
Starlink
Siddiqui cited Wall Street Journal reporting that Musk slowed Starlink service on the Ukrainian front.
“the Journal reports that Musk has slowed down Starlink use on the Ukrainian front”
The Builders: After The Builders: On Musk and Thiel (Oct 23, 2026) · Listen from 9:43
Appearances
After The Builders: On Musk and ThielThe Builders · Oct 23, 2026 · 50 min
TechStuff's Oz Woloshyn and Mangesh Hattikudur join journalists Max Chafkin and Faiz Siddiqui to dissect The Builders' interviews with Elon Musk and Peter Thiel.
Often appears with
- Oz Woloshyn · 1 shared episode
- Mangesh Hattikudur · 1 shared episode
- Max Chafkin · 1 shared episode
- Elon Musk · 1 shared episode
- Peter Thiel · 1 shared episode