2026-11-03
43 分钟This is The Guardian.
Today, the most powerful man you've never heard of.
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Before we start, just a warning that this episode contains references to suicidal thoughts and torture.
When we think about the world's most powerful people, a few names would inevitably spring to mind.
We have more munitions than we could ever possibly even think of.
Trump.
Putin.
Maybe some of the tech bros, Elon Musk or Sam Altman.
I think AI will probably lead to the end of the world.
But what about the people we don't see?
The ones who prefer to stay in the shadows,
who pull the strings and shape all of our lives without any of us really knowing they exist.
To journalist Jack Schenker, it's this kind of power which most needs to be investigated.