So much attention has been paid to the Musk v. Altman trial. But real accountability for the AI industry will not come from a billionaire mudfight. It will come from the movements around the world resisting the empires of AI. My op-ed for @guardian
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Accountability for the AI Industry Beyond Billionaire Disputes
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AI’s hidden job impact: From global data workers to US growth.
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I've spent years interviewing data workers who are the lifeblood of the AI industry in countries like Kenya, Colombia, and the Philippines.
— Karen Hao (@_KarenHao) 8 mai 2026
Now it's the #4 fastest growing job in the U.S.
AI is coming for your job, and it's not in the way that you think. https://t.co/kUaG0TE3paI've spent years interviewing data workers who are the lifeblood of the AI industry in countries like Kenya, Colombia, and the Philippines. Now it's the #4 fastest growing job in the U.S. AI is coming for your job, and it's not in the way that you think.
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National Book Critics Circle Awards announcement surprises
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Omg??????? nytimes.com/2026/03/26/books…
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Seeking experiences from US data annotation platform workers
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If you live in the US and have worked or are working in data annotation for platforms like Outlier, Handshake, Mercor, or others, I'd love to hear about your experience. Please drop me a line: karendhao.com/contact.
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Karen Hao Joins AI Now Institute Board of Directors
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So excited to join the board of this phenomenal organization. AI Now has played a defining role in shaping how I understand my work as a journalist: to hold the AI industry accountable and radically reimagine how this technology could distribute, rather than consolidate, power. AI Now Institute (@AINowInstitute) AI Now is excited to announce our Board of Directors: Lucy Suchman, @_KarenHao and @veenadubal, all longstanding advisors and supporters of the institute. We’re grateful for their support and excited to take our work into the next phase. ainowinstitute.org/about — https://nitter.net/AINowInstitute/status/2027104070620881138#m
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OpenAI struggles with computing power as Stargate project stalls
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Incredible reporting from @anissagardizy8 in @theinformation about OpenAI's struggle to get more computing power as Stargate—its $500B data center buildout—has floundered. theinformation.com/articles/… It includes this detail. We are in the dirt-eating phase of the AI hype cycle.
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Ben Goertzel Responds on Substack to Epstein Discussion
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Ben's response on his Substack: bengoertzel.substack.com/p/g…
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Data Centers Expansion and Secret Starlink Deployment to Iran
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We also discuss the massive expansion of data centers around the world and how they're changing your neighborhood, plus the secret Starlink deployment to Iran. For those of you outside the UK, watch us on YouTube. piped.video/_fUzhlLJ5hY?si=oni2…
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Thomas Germain hacks ChatGPT in 24 hours on The Interface podcast
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Catch my co-host Thomas Germain on The Interface this week explaining how he hacked ChatGPT in 24 hours.
— Karen Hao (@_KarenHao) 20 février 2026
It's hilarious! And also deeply concerning.
As I learned from my other co-host Nicky Woolf (our resident Brit), "Christ on a bike!"https://t.co/OTwcOT55Oz https://t.co/CBYgMQN66w pic.twitter.com/AIeWppzOQNCatch my co-host Thomas Germain on The Interface this week explaining how he hacked ChatGPT in 24 hours. It's hilarious! And also deeply concerning. As I learned from my other co-host Nicky Woolf (our resident Brit), "Christ on a bike!" app.magellan.ai/listen_links… Thomas Germain (@thomasgermain) I just did the dumbest thing of my career to prove a much more serious point I hacked ChatGPT and Google and made them tell other users I’m really, really good at eating hot dogs People are using this trick on a massive scale to make AI tell you lies. I'll explain how I did it — https://nitter.net/thomasgermain/status/2024165514155536746#m
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Hacker demonstrates AI manipulation vulnerability across major platforms
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I just did the dumbest thing of my career to prove a much more serious point I hacked ChatGPT and Google and made them tell other users I’m really, really good at eating hot dogs People are using this trick on a massive scale to make AI tell you lies. I'll explain how I did it
→ View original post on X — @_karenhao, 2026-02-18 16:54 UTC