And because Tech Won’t Save Us believes in a transparent democracy, here are the vote totals so you know they weren’t rigged after voting was complete!

The results for third place were even closer.

Sam Altman takes the bronze, pushing aside Mark Zuckerberg by a mere two-vote margin!

THE RESULTS ARE IN

After a week of voting on 32 of the worst people in the tech industry, we have a winner!

The Worst Person in Tech for 2025 is…

ELON MUSK

Voting in the Quarter Finals closes at 9pm ET — so get your votes in early!

The Semi Finals will start tomorrow morning.

You can see all the results from this round here: https://twsu.forms.app/wpit2025-qf/report

SOCIAL MEDIA MONOPOLIST vs ADVOCATE OF TOTAL SURVEILLANCE

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FOREIGN AID DESTROYER vs MAN WHO RALLIED TECH TO TRUMP IN 2024

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ORACLE OF TECH ACCELERATIONISM vs CHIEF DRIVER OF AI MADNESS

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FRIEND OF NAZIS vs ENABLER OF FASCISTS

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The winner will be announced Friday on our end-of-year livestream for Patreon supporters.

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THE FINAL EIGHT

We’ve made it to the quarter finals — only two days away from crowning a winner for Worst Person in Tech 2025.

Don’t miss your chance to vote!

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AMAZON CLASH: CEO vs CHAIRMAN

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RIGHT-WING ELECTION FUNDERS: COINBASE vs ORACLE

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GIG ECONOMY SHOWDOWN: AIRBNB vs UBER

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TRUMP CRYPTO/AI CZAR vs SPOTIFY TURNED AI DRONE SELLER

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EPSTEIN FRIENDS: DARK MAGA FASCIST vs PHILANTHROCAPITALIST

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CEO RIVALRY: GOOGLE vs MICROSOFT

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AI FIGHT: MODEL MAKER vs CHIP PUSHER

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ACCELERATIONIST DUEL: VENTURE CAPITALIST vs WEAPONS SELLER

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WHO CAN SCRAMBLE YOUR BRAIN MORE? OPENAI vs TIKTOK

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GOVERNMENT GUTTERS vs BOOSTER STYLED AS A TRUTH TELLER

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