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Empire of AI.

Dreams and Nightmares in Sam Altman's OpenAI. By Karen Hao. Karen Hao's reporting on Sam Altman's OpenAI, and on the resources and human costs of the AI industry worldwide.

  • 2025published May 20, 2025
  • Reportingjournalists on the companies and people building AI
The book

What it is.

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Empire of AIDreams and Nightmares in Sam Altman's OpenAI

By Karen Hao

Karen Hao's reporting on Sam Altman's OpenAI, and on the resources and human costs of the AI industry worldwide.

From the publisher“When AI expert and investigative journalist Karen Hao first began covering OpenAI, she thought they were the good guys.” Source
The publisher’s page
Title
Empire of AIDreams and Nightmares in Sam Altman's OpenAI
Author
Karen Hao
Publisher
Penguin Press
Published
May 20, 2025
Kind
ReportingJournalists on the companies and people building AI.
What a reviewer said

From the review.

“The result is a jaw-dropping indictment of an industry that operates with little check.”
Science News, Jul 14, 2025

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