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title: The Future of Twitter, American Democracy, and AI w/ Salim Ismail
description: In this episode, Salim and Peter discuss what Elon should do with Twitter, the FTX crash, how AI actually helps us, and more.
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# [The Future of Twitter, American Democracy, and AI w/ Salim Ismail](https://www.diamandis.com/podcast/salim-ismail)

 Written by [Peter H. Diamandis](https://www.diamandis.com/podcast/author/peter-h-diamandis) | Nov 10, 2022 8:00:00 AM

In this episode, Salim and Peter discuss what Elon should do with Twitter, the FTX crash, how AI actually helps us, and more.

## You will learn about:

- The real challenge with Twitter
- Was FTX destined to fail?
- American Democracies shortcomings
- The future of robots & AI

Salim Ismail is a sought-after strategist and a renowned technology entrepreneur who built and sold his company to Google. He’s been featured in the most prominent publications such as NYT, Forbes, Fortune, and Bloomberg and has led lectures at the world’s greatest companies and about the future of Tech. Currently, he’s the founder and chairman of ExO Works and OpenExO.

### Resources

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