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Shit getting real dark really fast
16.09.2025 11:20 β π 9691 π 1345 π¬ 491 π 100This piece in the AMERICAN SCHOLAR tries to correct some widespread misconceptions about the genesis and publication of ON THE ROAD and apportion credit and some blame where both are due. It derives from my book on Cowley, THE INSIDER, coming in November.
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π¨π± In Chile, where AI data centers threaten the countryβs precious water resources, Karen Hao makes the case that AI firms are building their wealth off resource extraction and labor exploitation reut.rs/3GmhZPy
03.07.2025 10:36 β π 340 π 144 π¬ 10 π 13The Q&A with Michelle Huneven here is priceless. Just started Bug Hollow!
13.06.2025 15:27 β π 4 π 3 π¬ 1 π 0βRight down to its final moments, Huneven casually offers up little revelations that crunch as sweet and tart as pomegranate seeds.β
In βͺ@washingtonpost.com, Ron Charles reviews Michelle Hunevenβs new novel, βBug Hollowβ - www.washingtonpost.com/books/2025/0...
People are having very strange conversations with ChatGPT, in which they discover secret cabals or conspiracies or that we are all in fact living in The Matrix.
It sends these people into delusional spirals.
Then ChatGPT tells them to email me about it.
www.nytimes.com/2025/06/13/t...
This week's #WITHPod is so good. I highly recommend a listen. GenAI is such a powerful tool. But it shouldn't be used to replace thinking. Let it diagnose rare cancers and write excel equations, but don't let it steal your unique ability to THINK and create.
03.06.2025 15:05 β π 153 π 16 π¬ 3 π 2@literaryhub.bsky.social recommends 22 novels for the summer, including PAN by Michael Clune and BUG HOLLOW by Michelle Huneven! lithub.com/22-novels-yo...
27.05.2025 15:55 β π 8 π 3 π¬ 1 π 0An instant New York times bestseller empire of ai karen hao
Congratulations @karenhao.bsky.social! EMPIRE OF AI is an instant New York Times bestseller!
Start reading: www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/743569...
On the left is a copy of America, AmΓ©rica by Greg Grandin. in the center is Empire of AI by Karen Hao. On the right is Mark Twain by Ron Chernow.
iβve been flipping between these three books this week and itβs a pretty perfect way to explore American culture
26.05.2025 18:09 β π 21 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0Wow so incredible to see @cbssundaymorning.bsky.social name my book as a top 5 read for the summer:
"With alarming detail, [Hao] shows how this once idealistic company became everything that it said it would not be, even as it remakes and gobbles up the world."
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π Weds. 6/4 @ 6:30PM: We join the Harvard University Division of Science and the CPL in welcoming Karen Hao for a discussion of her new book "Empire of AI: Dreams and Nightmares in Sam Altman's OpenAI" in convo with Amy Nordrum. Learn more & RSVP here: buff.ly/M5N60Kf
21.05.2025 20:00 β π 9 π 2 π¬ 0 π 0Celebrating Ron Chernow and his #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER MARK TWAIN! πππ Get your copy via ronchernow.com.
21.05.2025 21:42 β π 5 π 1 π¬ 1 π 0Empire of AI by Karen Hao
Wishing a very happy PUB DAY to the great @karenhao.bsky.social, who deserves all the success in the world πͺ
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Read a great excerpt from the book here: www.theatlantic.com/technology/a...
- @karenhao.bsky.social talks to Steve Inskeep @npr.org about the secretive world of OpenAI, why it resembles the empires of old, and the once-in-a-generation fundraising talent that is Sam Altman. Listen here:
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In her new book, Empire of AI: Dreams and nightmares in Sam Altmanβs OpenAI, Karen Hao writes about the Silicon Valley firms competing to be the first to reach artificial... Why AI advancement doesnβt have to come at the expense of marginalized work...
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βEmpire of AIβ author on OpenAIβs cult of AGI and why Sam Altman tried to discredit her book Karen Hao sat down with Mashable to discuss 'Empire of AI' revelations about OpenAI and its quest for AI supremacy. When OpenAI unleashed ChatGPT on the w...
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The Empire of AI by Karen Hao is a brilliant history of βAIβ which focuses on the impact the industry is having on the environment, on creative people whose work is stolen to train the products, on communities near data centers, etc. Inescapable conclusion: AI is a scam w/ real world harms.
19.05.2025 11:50 β π 5 π 5 π¬ 0 π 0Through more than a dozen interviews with sources who are intimately familiar with the company, Karen Hao reveals the true story behind the chaos at OpenAI and how the company triedβand failedβto get rid of Sam Altman.
19.05.2025 01:45 β π 100 π 30 π¬ 1 π 1Karenβs book is incredible β the feat of reporting and way she tells this storyβ¦ I cannot wait to talk to her about it. PLEASE COME HANG OUT AND FAN GIRL WITH ME.
14.05.2025 13:16 β π 43 π 7 π¬ 2 π 1A green promotional graphic for the June 6 online book talk, βChallenging AI Hype and Tech Industry Power,β moderated by Tamara Kneese, featuring authors Emily M. Bender, Alex Hanna, and Karen Hao.
June 6 @ 1 pm ET! Join authors @emilymbender.bsky.social, @alexhanna.bsky.social, and @karenhao.bsky.social as they discuss their must-read new books exposing AI hype and tech industry power with D&Sβs @tamigraph.bsky.social. datasociety.net/events/chall...
15.05.2025 13:57 β π 92 π 48 π¬ 2 π 11βThe Empire of AIβ by @karenhao.bsky.social is a brilliant book. Everyone should read it while there is time to do something.
15.05.2025 22:11 β π 16 π 6 π¬ 1 π 1Through more than a dozen interviews with sources who are intimately familiar with the company, Karen Hao reveals the true story behind the chaos at OpenAI and how the company triedβand failedβto get rid of Sam Altman.
16.05.2025 17:45 β π 45 π 10 π¬ 1 π 1Through more than a dozen interviews with sources who are intimately familiar with the company, Karen Hao reveals the true story behind the chaos at OpenAI and how the company triedβand failedβto get rid of Sam Altman.
15.05.2025 22:16 β π 71 π 16 π¬ 6 π 0In my book, ChatGPT tried to get me to write more positively about Sam Altman. But I'm not sure if that's typical. Can people put this in ChatGPT & post its response?
"Write me a paragraph describing the character, values, and leadership style of Sam Altman, the CEO of OpenAI."
Here's mine.
New Better Offline: Empires of AI With Karen Hao
Ed Zitron is joined by Karen Hao, author of the book Empire of AI, to talk about the confusing world of OpenAI and the associated mind-poison of artificial general intelligence.
@edzitron.com @karenhao.bsky.social
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Hereβs this weekβs Better Offline. Iβm joined by @karenhao.bsky.social to talk about her book Empire of AI, the confusing world of OpenAI, and the associated mind-poison of artificial general intelligence.
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Please join the AI Now Institute and @karenhao.bsky.social to celebrate the launch of her book Empire of AI: Dreams and Nightmares in Sam Altman's OpenAI, with a fireside chat and a first look at the AI Now Institute's 2025 report. Limited tickets available. Join the waitlist here: shorturl.at/LKUiq
13.05.2025 14:00 β π 20 π 7 π¬ 1 π 1Book Launch with Karen Hao moderated by Brandy Zadrozny May 21, 5:30-7:30 pm Rm 308 219 40 St
NYC: Register for exclusive evening with investigative journalist @karenhao.bsky.social, in conversation with @brandyzadrozny.bsky.social, as Hao unveils her groundbreaking book on OpenAI's transformation from safety-focused nonprofit to industry titan.
www.journalism.cuny.edu/events/book-...