Karen Hao - Silicon Valley Insider EXPOSES Cult-Like AI Companies
Published: June 29, 2025 - By Aaron Bastani
As artificial intelligence begins to fundamentally alter the way normal people live their lives, it’s often talked about in terms of boom and doom, which makes a nuanced examination difficult. The problem with AI is that the understanding required to scrutinise the technology is rare and even if one does have that understanding, the ability to clearly communicate it is even rarer.
This week’s guest has been both a worker in, and reporter on the tech industry and is uniquely poised to present a nuanced and informed analysis of this rapidly expanding industry. In her new book, Empire of AI, Karen Hao debunks myths that surround AI and exposes us to the full breadth of this global industry, from it’s cult leader-like CEOs to the workers that power the technology.
She sat down with Aaron to talk about Sam Altman’s origin story, the traumatising nature of content moderation work and the striking similarities between Open AI and the British East India Company.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8enXRDlWguU
Empire Of AI - Released May 20, 2025 - By Karen Hao
“Empire of AI” - Dreams and Nightmares in Sam Altman's OpenAI, is a must read book by Karen Hao. It focuses on the history of OpenAI and its vile culture of secrecy and devotion to the promise of (AGI) Artificial General Intelligence?
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