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Four tech billionaires are selling us a vision of the future where the world is run by Artificial Intelligence, crypto is standard currency and humans will be living on Mars.
It's a dangerous fantasy and a massive con job says Jonathan Taplin, an acclaimed writer, film producer and director emeritus of the University of Southern California's Annenberg Innovation Lab.
He draws connections between the stories of four billionaires, including New Zealander Peter Thiel, and how their tech monopolies have led to income inequality and social division.
His book is called The End of Reality: How Four Billionaires are Selling a Fantasy Future of the Metaverse, Mars, and Crypto.
