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Empire of AI
- OpenAI
- Sam Altman
- AI
- Big Tech
- labor
- Silicon Valley
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Why I'd hand it to you
Karen Hao, a technology journalist, reports on the rise of OpenAI and the wider AI industry. Her argument is that these companies behave like empires, drawing on data, labor and natural resources from around the world while concentrating power in a few hands. The book mixes inside stories from Silicon Valley with reporting from other countries. It has a clear point of view. Readers excited about AI will find it heavily critical and may want to pair it with a more optimistic take. If you want to understand the concerns serious critics raise about the industry, it lays them out in detail.
— Matt Jordan
Quick summary
- Book
- Empire of AI by Karen Hao
- Who it's for
- Readers who want to understand the main criticisms of the AI industry, ideally paired with a more optimistic book.
- Key topics
- OpenAI and Sam Altman
- The AI industry's use of data, labor and resources
- Big Tech power
- Silicon Valley
- Shelves
- Current Events, Business
Details
- Author
- Karen Hao
- ASIN
- 0593657500
- On these shelves
- Current Events Business
- Short link
mattsbooks.org/r/eaix
