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Tech founders have become Hollywood’s recognisable new villains, and CBS legal drama Cupertino is putting that image in front of a sizeable audience. Business Insider says the show debuted to more than three million viewers and beat Grey’s Anatomy in its time slot.
Why it mattersThe piece points to a shift from faceless corporations to stories centred on identifiable tech leaders and their power. It also notes that Cupertino brings AI guardrails into the courtroom drama, though its whistleblower claim is fictional. A pop-culture signal, not a survey of public opinion. But when tech power becomes prime-time plot material, the backlash has found a rather good slot.
Discuss: Should entertainment portray real tech leaders as personal villains, or keep its criticism aimed at the companies and systems they run?
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