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The Audacity takes a satirical look at Silicon Valley’s AI titans

The Audacity, a darkly comic drama about Silicon Valley’s AI titans, comes from former Succession writer Jonathan Glatzer. Its central character founded a data analytics company and is worth about $500 million, but remains determined to become a billionaire. The show portrays him as unscrupulous and immature.

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The Audacity takes a satirical look at Silicon Valley’s AI titans
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What to know

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    Jonathan Glatzer, previously a writer on Succession, is the showrunner behind The Audacity.

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    Billy Magnussen plays Duncan Park, a data analytics company founder worth about $500 million who wants to become a billionaire.

Why it matters

The show’s relevance to technology lies in its fictional, satirical portrayal of Silicon Valley’s AI elite and their financial ambitions.

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