In an op-ed for @nytimes
, I argue that the alliance between Silicon Valley & the US government is a threat to democracy. The Republican tax bill now up in the Senate, which would ban states from regulating AI for a decade, will only cement that trajectory.
@_karenhao
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Silicon Valley-Government Alliance Threatens Democracy Through AI Deregulation
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Karen Hao to Share Stage with Lina Khan on AI Empire
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I’m thrilled to share the stage with Lina Khan next week to discuss EMPIRE OF AI in New York!!
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EMPIRE OF AI Book Tour Expanding with New Events
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We are continuing to add online and in-person events to the EMPIRE OF AI book tour! Here’s the latest schedule. Tonight’s event in SF is sold out, but I will be doing two more events in the Bay Area at Stanford tomorrow. Event details & tickets at http://
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Karen Hao Receives Positive Review for Empire of AI Book
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Delighted to have a wonderful review from @mat for @techreview
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Making AI Scale Real: A Gut-Punch Passage from the Book
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This passage was one of my many attempts in the book to make this scale real—to make it punch you in the gut. Thank you to @rinachandran for a chance to share it more broadly. As always, you can order my book here: http://
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Scale of AI Companies Becomes Abstract and Incomprehensible
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Companies like OpenAI operate at scales so vast that they begin to defy comprehension. What's the difference between adding a zero or two when speaking about sizes that most people have never encountered and thus exist only in the abstract? 3/
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Empire of AI Becomes Bestseller Book
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EMPIRE OF AI: Rethinking Progress Beyond Scale
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I'm thrilled @restofworld has excerpted one of my favorite passages from EMPIRE OF AI. It's not about Sam Altman or OpenAI directly. It's about what their vision of scale is costing us—and how we could dare to dream for a different conception of progress.
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Advance Book Orders Recommended to Avoid Sellout at Events
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There will be books available for purchase at the events—but if you’re really keen on getting a signed copy, consider ordering a book in advance: http://
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Empire of AI Tour: Seattle Sold Out, SF and Stanford Events Available
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Next week’s EMPIRE OF AI event in Seattle with @dinabass is completely sold out! There are still tickets available for my SF event with @nitashatiku and my two Stanford events at HAI and GSB. Reserve your spots in advance at http://
empireofai.com/#tour.