Karen Hao, an influential AI journalist from Hong Kong, visits San Francisco to discuss her new book, Empire of AI: Dreams and Nightmares in Sam Altman’s OpenAI. She addresses the unsettling implications of AI’s rapid growth and its hidden costs—human, environmental, and geopolitical—drawing from her extensive experience and insider access to OpenAI. Known for her powerful investigative journalism featured in prominent publications like The Atlantic and The Wall Street Journal, Hao is a leading voice on AI issues. Her work offers insights into the tech arms race transforming society, highlighting OpenAI’s alliance with Microsoft and the industry’s demand for data, energy, and labor. Notably, she sheds light on the high-profile firing and reinstatement of Sam Altman, linking it to broader themes of power, technology, and societal impact. Join her for an urgent conversation about the stakes surrounding AI’s evolution and its implications for the future.
OpenAI: Aspirations and Challenges in the Realm of Innovation
