On the off chancellor: Friedrich Merz, one year in
5/6/202622 min
Germany’s chancellor came to office making big promises. A year later they are unfulfilled, his government is squabbling and he has drawn President Donald Trump’s ire. The advertising industry is, inevitably, starting to peddle its wares quietly in AI chatbots. And a historical look at the oratory around war and how it has taken a sharp turn for the worse.
Guests and host:
- Tom Nuttall, chief Germany correspondent
- Tom Wainwright, media editor
- Catherine Nixey, culture correspondent
- Rosie Blau, co-host of “The Intelligence”
- Jason Palmer, co-host of “The Intelligence”
Topics covered:
- Germany, Friedrich Merz, Donald Trump
- AI, chatbots, advertising
- rhetoric of war
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Jason Palmer· Host1:00
[upbeat jingle] The Economist. Hello and welcome to The Intelligence from The Economist. I'm Jason Palmer.
Rosie Blau· Host1:15
And I'm Rosie Bloor.
Jason Palmer· Host1:17
Today on the show, why your chatbot is suddenly selling to you, and how the rhetoric of war has changed for the worse, and little content warning here, for the swearier.