What Quinn Slobodian has said about Artificial intelligence

1 quote · 1 episode · Oct 30, 2026

Quinn Slobodian, Professor of international history at Boston University; author of "Globalists," "Hayek's Bastards" and co-author of "Muskism: A Guide for the Perplexed", has been quoted on Artificial intelligence once in 1 episode of The Ezra Klein Show, most recently on October 30, 2026. Each quote below is verbatim and links to the moment it was said.

In their words

  • Slobodian disputes Musk's claim of AI inevitability, citing local moratoria slowing data-center construction.

    “So it's actually not true that there's inevitability to the world that he's imagining. It actually is true that we have options”

    The Ezra Klein Show: Elon Musk’s Endgame (Oct 30, 2026) · Listen from 57:58

Episodes

  • Elon Musk’s Endgame

    The Ezra Klein Show · Oct 30, 2026 · 1 h 11 min

    Ezra Klein and historian Quinn Slobodian examine Elon Musk's record campaign spending, AI vision, ideology, and the political dependencies his companies create.

Others on Artificial intelligence

Quinn Slobodian on other topics