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Gail Brussel

@gailbrussel.bsky.social

Penguin Press publicity, mom, reader, writer

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Star witness against Kilmar Abrego GarcΓ­a was due to be deported. Now he’s being freed. Jose Ramon Hernandez Reyes is a three-time felon released early from federal prison to a halfway house in exchange for testifying against Kilmar Abrego GarcΓ­a.

www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...

16.09.2025 18:03 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Shit getting real dark really fast

16.09.2025 11:20 β€” πŸ‘ 9691    πŸ” 1345    πŸ’¬ 491    πŸ“Œ 100
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Scrolling Through - The American Scholar Jack Kerouac, Malcolm Cowley, and the difficult birth of On the Road

This 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.

theamericanscholar.org/scrolling-th...

02.09.2025 17:02 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 2
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Karen Hao on how the AI boom became a new imperial frontier The author of β€œEmpire of AI” traces how OpenAI’s global reach is reshaping labor, energy and power β€” and why she sees echoes of empire in its rise.

πŸ‡¨πŸ‡± In Chile, where AI data centers threaten the country’s 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€” πŸ‘ 340    πŸ” 144    πŸ’¬ 10    πŸ“Œ 13
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✨Michelle Huneven Wants You to Know "Where All the Fun Is" (Hint: It's NOT at the Top of the Bestseller List)✨ Plus, it's Books with Hooks week on the podcast, literary agent Kate McKean is here with tips for surviving self-promotion, and Gloria Chao has a contest for you!

The Q&A with Michelle Huneven here is priceless. Just started Bug Hollow!

13.06.2025 15:27 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Review | β€˜Bug Hollow’ perfectly captures the unpredictability of life Michelle Huneven’s novel begins as a family comedy before veering in unexpected directions.

β€œRight down to its final moments, Huneven casually offers up little revelations that crunch as sweet and tart as pomegranate seeds.”
In β€ͺ@washingtonpost.com, Ron Charles reviews Michelle Huneven’s new novel, β€œBug Hollow” - www.washingtonpost.com/books/2025/0...

16.06.2025 13:02 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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They Asked an A.I. Chatbot Questions. The Answers Sent Them Spiraling.

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...

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β€œEmpire of AI” with Karen Hao Why Is This Happening? The Chris Hayes Podcast Β· Episode

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.

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22 Novels You Need to Read This Summer It may be the summer of slop, but that doesn’t mean there aren’t some great books out there. Here are the novels coming out this summer that the humans on the Literary Hub staff have re…

@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€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
An instant New York times bestseller empire of ai karen hao

An 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...

28.05.2025 21:06 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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.

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.

i’ve been flipping between these three books this week and it’s a pretty perfect way to explore American culture

26.05.2025 18:09 β€” πŸ‘ 21    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
The Book Report: Ron Charles on new summer reads
YouTube video by CBS Sunday Morning The Book Report: Ron Charles on new summer reads

Wow 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."

www.youtube.com/watch?v=mkDx...

25.05.2025 14:20 β€” πŸ‘ 39    πŸ” 7    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 0
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πŸ“… 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€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Celebrating Ron Chernow and his #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER MARK TWAIN! πŸŽ‰πŸŽ‰πŸŽ‰ Get your copy via ronchernow.com.

21.05.2025 21:42 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
Empire of AI by Karen Hao

Empire 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 πŸͺ…πŸŽŠ

Read a great excerpt from the book here: www.theatlantic.com/technology/a...

20.05.2025 19:40 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 1
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Journalist Karen Hao discusses her book 'Empire of AI' Journalist Karen Hao has written a book called "Empire of AI," which details the world of Sam Altman's OpenAI.

- @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:
www.npr.org/2025/05/20/n...

20.05.2025 20:23 β€” πŸ‘ 16    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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In her new book, Empire of AI: Dreams and nightmares in Sam Altman’s OpenAI, Karen Hao writes about the Silicon Valley firms competing to be the first to reach artificial... Why AI advancement doesn’t have to come at the expense of marginalized work...

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19.05.2025 10:25 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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β€˜Empire of AI’ author on OpenAI’s 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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19.05.2025 11:47 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

The Empire of AI by Karen Hao is a brilliant history of β€œAI” 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€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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β€˜We’re Definitely Going to Build a Bunker Before We Release AGI’ The true story behind the chaos at OpenAI

Through 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 triedβ€”and failedβ€”to get rid of Sam Altman.

19.05.2025 01:45 β€” πŸ‘ 100    πŸ” 30    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1

Karen’s book is incredible β€” the feat of reporting and way she tells this story… I cannot wait to talk to her about it. PLEASE COME HANG OUT AND FAN GIRL WITH ME.

14.05.2025 13:16 β€” πŸ‘ 43    πŸ” 7    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 1
A green promotional graphic for the June 6 online book talk, β€œChallenging AI Hype and Tech Industry Power,” moderated by Tamara Kneese, featuring authors Emily M. Bender, Alex Hanna, and Karen Hao.

A green promotional graphic for the June 6 online book talk, β€œChallenging AI Hype and Tech Industry Power,” 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&S’s @tamigraph.bsky.social. datasociety.net/events/chall...

15.05.2025 13:57 β€” πŸ‘ 92    πŸ” 48    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 11

β€œThe Empire of AI” 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€” πŸ‘ 16    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1
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β€˜We’re Definitely Going to Build a Bunker Before We Release AGI’ The true story behind the chaos at OpenAI

Through 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 triedβ€”and failedβ€”to get rid of Sam Altman.

16.05.2025 17:45 β€” πŸ‘ 45    πŸ” 10    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1
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β€˜We’re Definitely Going to Build a Bunker Before We Release AGI’ The true story behind the chaos at OpenAI

Through 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 triedβ€”and failedβ€”to get rid of Sam Altman.

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In 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.

14.05.2025 15:48 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 1
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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

www.iheart.com/podcast/1119...

14.05.2025 22:37 β€” πŸ‘ 48    πŸ” 7    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 2
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Empires of AI With Karen Hao Podcast Episode Β· Better Offline Β· 05/14/2025 Β· 52m

Here’s this week’s Better Offline. I’m 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.

podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/b...
Linktr.ee/betteroffline

14.05.2025 04:43 β€” πŸ‘ 235    πŸ” 44    πŸ’¬ 11    πŸ“Œ 9
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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€” πŸ‘ 20    πŸ” 7    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1
Book Launch with Karen Hao
moderated by Brandy Zadrozny
May 21, 5:30-7:30 pm
Rm 308 219  40 St

Book 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-...

12.05.2025 17:21 β€” πŸ‘ 12    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

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