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The Rishi Sunak and Elon Musk show

Rishi Sunak played the part of chat show host with tech leader Elon Musk this week, after hosting an AI summit at Bletchley Park. The FT’s Lucy Fisher is joined by Stephen Bush and Anna Gross, who was reporting from the conference, to ask what it achieved. Plus, the FT’s Camilla Cavendish examines what the Covid-19 inquiry has revealed to date about the shortcomings of the British state. Clip: X @RishiSunak Follow Lucy on Twitter @LOS_Fisher Want more?   <a href="https://on.ft.com/46O8b8R" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Elon Musk tells Rishi Sunak AI will render all jobs obsolete</a> <a href="https://on.ft.com/47js082" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Matt Hancock wanted to decide “who should live” if the NHS overwhelmed, Covid inquiry told</a> <a href="https://on.ft.com/3QIj6uZ" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Labour dissent on Israel-Gaza grows as latest shadow minister calls for ceasefire</a> Sign up <a href="https://www.ft.com/newsletter-signup/inside-politics/trial" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">here</a> for 30 free days of Stephen Bush's Inside Politics newsletter, winner of the World Association of News Publishers 2023 ‘Best Newsletter’ award.  Presented by Lucy Fisher. Produced by Audrey Tinline. The executive producer is Manuela Saragosa. Audio mix and original music by Breen Turner. The FT’s head of audio is Cheryl Brumley.  <a href="https://www.ft.com/content/84021f85-fb33-4980-aaac-bb2da4e1cdfe" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com</a> Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="color:grey;" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

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