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  1. #AmReading Empire of #AI by #KarenHao. There's a chapter on environmental costs. Another on the exploitation of Global South folks.

    And this quote from MIT economists & Nobel laureates Daron Acemoglu and Simon Johnson: "Technologies are not inevitable. The ability to advance them is driven by a collective belief that they are worth advancing. The irony is that for this very reason, new technologies rarely default to bringing widespread prosperity . . . Those who successfully rally for a technology's creation are those who have the power & resources to do the rallying. As they turn their ideas into reality, the vision they impose -- of what the tech is & whom it can benefit -- is thus the vision of a narrow elite, imbued with all their blind spots & self-serving philosophies. Only through cataclysmic shifts in society or powerful organized resistance can a technology transform from enriching the few to lifting the many."

  2. #AmReading Empire of #AI by #KarenHao. There's a chapter on environmental costs. Another on the exploitation of Global South folks.

    And this quote from MIT economists & Nobel laureates Daron Acemoglu and Simon Johnson: "Technologies are not inevitable. The ability to advance them is driven by a collective belief that they are worth advancing. The irony is that for this very reason, new technologies rarely default to bringing widespread prosperity . . . Those who successfully rally for a technology's creation are those who have the power & resources to do the rallying. As they turn their ideas into reality, the vision they impose -- of what the tech is & whom it can benefit -- is thus the vision of a narrow elite, imbued with all their blind spots & self-serving philosophies. Only through cataclysmic shifts in society or powerful organized resistance can a technology transform from enriching the few to lifting the many."

  3. #AmReading Empire of #AI by #KarenHao. There's a chapter on environmental costs. Another on the exploitation of Global South folks.

    And this quote from MIT economists & Nobel laureates Daron Acemoglu and Simon Johnson: "Technologies are not inevitable. The ability to advance them is driven by a collective belief that they are worth advancing. The irony is that for this very reason, new technologies rarely default to bringing widespread prosperity . . . Those who successfully rally for a technology's creation are those who have the power & resources to do the rallying. As they turn their ideas into reality, the vision they impose -- of what the tech is & whom it can benefit -- is thus the vision of a narrow elite, imbued with all their blind spots & self-serving philosophies. Only through cataclysmic shifts in society or powerful organized resistance can a technology transform from enriching the few to lifting the many."

  4. #AmReading Empire of #AI by #KarenHao. There's a chapter on environmental costs. Another on the exploitation of Global South folks.

    And this quote from MIT economists & Nobel laureates Daron Acemoglu and Simon Johnson: "Technologies are not inevitable. The ability to advance them is driven by a collective belief that they are worth advancing. The irony is that for this very reason, new technologies rarely default to bringing widespread prosperity . . . Those who successfully rally for a technology's creation are those who have the power & resources to do the rallying. As they turn their ideas into reality, the vision they impose -- of what the tech is & whom it can benefit -- is thus the vision of a narrow elite, imbued with all their blind spots & self-serving philosophies. Only through cataclysmic shifts in society or powerful organized resistance can a technology transform from enriching the few to lifting the many."

  5. #AmReading Empire of #AI by #KarenHao. There's a chapter on environmental costs. Another on the exploitation of Global South folks.

    And this quote from MIT economists & Nobel laureates Daron Acemoglu and Simon Johnson: "Technologies are not inevitable. The ability to advance them is driven by a collective belief that they are worth advancing. The irony is that for this very reason, new technologies rarely default to bringing widespread prosperity . . . Those who successfully rally for a technology's creation are those who have the power & resources to do the rallying. As they turn their ideas into reality, the vision they impose -- of what the tech is & whom it can benefit -- is thus the vision of a narrow elite, imbued with all their blind spots & self-serving philosophies. Only through cataclysmic shifts in society or powerful organized resistance can a technology transform from enriching the few to lifting the many."

  6. Absolute must listen:
    Karen Hao (no longer among us) on Novara Media Downstream Podcast (still not with us).

    AI Billionaires Want to Control Every Aspect of Your Life

    #KarenHao #NovaraMedia #Downstream #Podcast
    novaramedia.com/2026/06/07/ai-

  7. This is a really good interview on "Novara Media" with tech journalist Karen Hao, author of the book "Empire of AI". It's lengthy, but worth watching.

    AI Billionaires Want to Control EVERY Aspect of Your Life | Aaron Bastani Meets Karen Hao

    youtube.com/watch?v=GFwKmSqBndI

  8. This is a really good interview on "Novara Media" with tech journalist Karen Hao, author of the book "Empire of AI". It's lengthy, but worth watching.

    AI Billionaires Want to Control EVERY Aspect of Your Life | Aaron Bastani Meets Karen Hao

    #AI #KarenHao #NovaraMedia

    youtube.com/watch?v=GFwKmSqBndI

  9. This is a really good interview on "Novara Media" with tech journalist Karen Hao, author of the book "Empire of AI". It's lengthy, but worth watching.

    AI Billionaires Want to Control EVERY Aspect of Your Life | Aaron Bastani Meets Karen Hao

    #AI #KarenHao #NovaraMedia

    youtube.com/watch?v=GFwKmSqBndI

  10. This is a really good interview on "Novara Media" with tech journalist Karen Hao, author of the book "Empire of AI". It's lengthy, but worth watching.

    AI Billionaires Want to Control EVERY Aspect of Your Life | Aaron Bastani Meets Karen Hao

    #AI #KarenHao #NovaraMedia

    youtube.com/watch?v=GFwKmSqBndI

  11. This is a really good interview on "Novara Media" with tech journalist Karen Hao, author of the book "Empire of AI". It's lengthy, but worth watching.

    AI Billionaires Want to Control EVERY Aspect of Your Life | Aaron Bastani Meets Karen Hao

    #AI #KarenHao #NovaraMedia

    youtube.com/watch?v=GFwKmSqBndI

  12. Vince is back with our #weeklypicks in time for your weekend reading! 📚

    Featuring ✨

    The Whisper Man by #AlexNorth
    Dog On It by #SpencerQuinn
    The Cruel Sea by #NicholasMonsarrat
    Knots and Crosses by #IanRankin
    The Golden Age of Magic by #LuanneGSmith
    Molka by #MonikaKim
    The Bronze Horseman by #PaullinaSimons
    The Photonic Effect by #MikeChen
    Taming Kane by #TessaStone
    Salvation by #CWilliamLangsfeld
    Empire of AI by #KarenHao
    Small Joys by #ElvinJamesMensah

    #bookstodon

  13. Vince is back with our #weeklypicks in time for your weekend reading! 📚

    Featuring ✨

    The Whisper Man by #AlexNorth
    Dog On It by #SpencerQuinn
    The Cruel Sea by #NicholasMonsarrat
    Knots and Crosses by #IanRankin
    The Golden Age of Magic by #LuanneGSmith
    Molka by #MonikaKim
    The Bronze Horseman by #PaullinaSimons
    The Photonic Effect by #MikeChen
    Taming Kane by #TessaStone
    Salvation by #CWilliamLangsfeld
    Empire of AI by #KarenHao
    Small Joys by #ElvinJamesMensah

    #bookstodon

  14. Vince is back with our #weeklypicks in time for your weekend reading! 📚

    Featuring ✨

    The Whisper Man by #AlexNorth
    Dog On It by #SpencerQuinn
    The Cruel Sea by #NicholasMonsarrat
    Knots and Crosses by #IanRankin
    The Golden Age of Magic by #LuanneGSmith
    Molka by #MonikaKim
    The Bronze Horseman by #PaullinaSimons
    The Photonic Effect by #MikeChen
    Taming Kane by #TessaStone
    Salvation by #CWilliamLangsfeld
    Empire of AI by #KarenHao
    Small Joys by #ElvinJamesMensah

    #bookstodon

  15. Vince is back with our #weeklypicks in time for your weekend reading! 📚

    Featuring ✨

    The Whisper Man by #AlexNorth
    Dog On It by #SpencerQuinn
    The Cruel Sea by #NicholasMonsarrat
    Knots and Crosses by #IanRankin
    The Golden Age of Magic by #LuanneGSmith
    Molka by #MonikaKim
    The Bronze Horseman by #PaullinaSimons
    The Photonic Effect by #MikeChen
    Taming Kane by #TessaStone
    Salvation by #CWilliamLangsfeld
    Empire of AI by #KarenHao
    Small Joys by #ElvinJamesMensah

    #bookstodon

  16. Vince is back with our #weeklypicks in time for your weekend reading! 📚

    Featuring ✨

    The Whisper Man by #AlexNorth
    Dog On It by #SpencerQuinn
    The Cruel Sea by #NicholasMonsarrat
    Knots and Crosses by #IanRankin
    The Golden Age of Magic by #LuanneGSmith
    Molka by #MonikaKim
    The Bronze Horseman by #PaullinaSimons
    The Photonic Effect by #MikeChen
    Taming Kane by #TessaStone
    Salvation by #CWilliamLangsfeld
    Empire of AI by #KarenHao
    Small Joys by #ElvinJamesMensah

    #bookstodon

  17. ¡Más recursos de resistencia ante la IA! 🔥 Karen Hao y un tremendo equipo han listado algunos de los movimientos de resistencia contra los imperios que sostienen actualmente la IA. Incluido Nightshade, del team GLAZE! ✊

    🔗 airesistlist.org/

    «Nada de lo que ocurre en la trayectoria actual del desarrollo de la IA es inevitable» 🎯

    #AI #tech #technology #genAI #generativeAI #BigTech #Empire #KarenHao #Glaze #Nightshade #resistance #data #surveillance #labor #extraction #policy #ethics

  18. ¡Más recursos de resistencia ante la IA! 🔥 Karen Hao y un tremendo equipo han listado algunos de los movimientos de resistencia contra los imperios que sostienen actualmente la IA. Incluido Nightshade, del team GLAZE! ✊

    🔗 airesistlist.org/

    «Nada de lo que ocurre en la trayectoria actual del desarrollo de la IA es inevitable» 🎯

    #AI #tech #technology #genAI #generativeAI #BigTech #Empire #KarenHao #Glaze #Nightshade #resistance #data #surveillance #labor #extraction #policy #ethics

  19. ¡Más recursos de resistencia ante la IA! 🔥 Karen Hao y un tremendo equipo han listado algunos de los movimientos de resistencia contra los imperios que sostienen actualmente la IA. Incluido Nightshade, del team GLAZE! ✊

    🔗 airesistlist.org/

    «Nada de lo que ocurre en la trayectoria actual del desarrollo de la IA es inevitable» 🎯

    #AI #tech #technology #genAI #generativeAI #BigTech #Empire #KarenHao #Glaze #Nightshade #resistance #data #surveillance #labor #extraction #policy #ethics

  20. ¡Más recursos de resistencia ante la IA! 🔥 Karen Hao y un tremendo equipo han listado algunos de los movimientos de resistencia contra los imperios que sostienen actualmente la IA. Incluido Nightshade, del team GLAZE! ✊

    🔗 airesistlist.org/

    «Nada de lo que ocurre en la trayectoria actual del desarrollo de la IA es inevitable» 🎯

    #AI #tech #technology #genAI #generativeAI #BigTech #Empire #KarenHao #Glaze #Nightshade #resistance #data #surveillance #labor #extraction #policy #ethics

  21. ¡Más recursos de resistencia ante la IA! 🔥 Karen Hao y un tremendo equipo han listado algunos de los movimientos de resistencia contra los imperios que sostienen actualmente la IA. Incluido Nightshade, del team GLAZE! ✊

    🔗 airesistlist.org/

    «Nada de lo que ocurre en la trayectoria actual del desarrollo de la IA es inevitable» 🎯

    #AI #tech #technology #genAI #generativeAI #BigTech #Empire #KarenHao #Glaze #Nightshade #resistance #data #surveillance #labor #extraction #policy #ethics

  22. Channel 4 News | Karen Hao exposes how AI bros are building an EMPIRE to control the future by Channel 4 News

    AI generated summary, Read the full article for complete information.

    Karen Hao argues that the rise of artificial intelligence is not an inevitable, neutral force but a venture steered by a handful of powerful companies intent on dominance. In her book *Empire of AI* and a recent Channel 4 News interview, she exposes how this “AI empire” is being built by a small group of industry insiders, challenging the simplistic narrative that AI’s future is already predetermined. The discussion also probes whether Hao’s investigative work makes her an activist and asks who truly decides how AI evolves—and whether it’s already too late to alter that trajectory.

    Read more: channel4.com/news/karen-hao-ex

    #KarenHao #Krishnan #Artificialintelligence #AI #Science

  23. qwant news | Elon Musk and Sam Altman Are on the Same Side

    AI generated summary, Read the full article for complete information.

    Elon Musk’s recent defeat in a San Francisco federal jury— which dismissed his lawsuit accusing OpenAI CEO Sam Altman of illegally enriching himself during the nonprofit‑to‑for‑profit conversion—doesn’t signal a split among AI’s leading figures; instead, both Musk and Altman remain aligned with a broader, pro‑tech coalition that benefits from the Trump administration’s deregulatory agenda and the extensive public‑private funding that propels AI expansion. Despite widespread public resistance—71 % of Americans oppose new AI data‑center construction and a majority view AI’s rapid advance skeptically—companies such as xAI, OpenAI, Meta, Nvidia and Microsoft pour hundreds of millions into lobbying and Super‑PACs to shape policy, while the White House touts “partnerships” over regulation. Critics argue that this alliance, echoing historic right‑wing‑business collusion, seeks to protect elite wealth and limit democratic oversight, using legal skirmishes and media narratives as distractions from the fundamental struggle over the concentration of data, capital, and political power.

    Read more: newrepublic.com/article/210626

    #ElonMusk #SamAltman #OpenAI #xai #KarenHao

  24. Hito Steyerl und Karen Hao auf der #rp26 über Widerstand gegen Corporate AI

    https://youtu.be/PiXA0ul9ACs?si=XiXpw_-HxvqGSVPZ Für mich der Höhepunkt des re:publica-Tages gestern: Enteignungsstrategien der AI-Konzerne und Gegenstrategien. Mich hat überrascht und ermutigt, wie eindeutig die Haltung des Publikums war. Ich habe erst bei den Vorträgen Karen Haos und Hito Steyerls verstanden, wie eng der Zusammenhang zwischen der Aneignung von Ressourcen durch AI-Konzerne und den anderen durch Extraktion verursachten Krisen ist. Fediverse Reactions

    wittenbrink.net/hito-steyerl-u

  25. Hito Steyerl und Karen Hao auf der #rp26 über Widerstand gegen Corporate AI

    https://youtu.be/PiXA0ul9ACs?si=XiXpw_-HxvqGSVPZ Für mich der Höhepunkt des re:publica-Tages gestern: Enteignungsstrategien der AI-Konzerne und Gegenstrategien. Mich hat überrascht und ermutigt, wie eindeutig die Haltung des Publikums war. Ich habe erst bei den Vorträgen Karen Haos und Hito Steyerls verstanden, wie eng der Zusammenhang zwischen der Aneignung von Ressourcen durch AI-Konzerne und den anderen durch Extraktion verursachten Krisen ist. Fediverse Reactions

    wittenbrink.net/hito-steyerl-u

  26. Hito Steyerl und Karen Hao auf der #rp26 über Widerstand gegen Corporate AI

    https://youtu.be/PiXA0ul9ACs?si=XiXpw_-HxvqGSVPZ

    Für mich der Höhepunkt des re:publica-Tages gestern: Enteignungsstrategien der AI-Konzerne und Gegenstrategien. Mich hat überrascht und ermutigt, wie eindeutig die Haltung des Publikums war. Ich habe erst bei den Vorträgen Karen Haos und Hito Steierls verstanden, wie eng der Zusammenhang zwischen der Aneignung von Ressourcen durch AI-Konzerne und den anderen durch Extraktion verursachten Krisen ist.

  27. Hito Steyerl und Karen Hao auf der #rp26 über Widerstand gegen Corporate AI

    https://youtu.be/PiXA0ul9ACs?si=XiXpw_-HxvqGSVPZ Für mich der Höhepunkt des re:publica-Tages gestern: Enteignungsstrategien der AI-Konzerne und Gegenstrategien. Mich hat überrascht und ermutigt, wie eindeutig die Haltung des Publikums war. Ich habe erst bei den Vorträgen Karen Haos und Hito Steyerls verstanden, wie eng der Zusammenhang zwischen der Aneignung von Ressourcen durch AI-Konzerne und den anderen durch Extraktion verursachten Krisen ist. Fediverse Reactions

    wittenbrink.net/hito-steyerl-u

  28. Hito Steyerl und Karen Hao auf der #rp26 über Widerstand gegen Corporate AI

    https://youtu.be/PiXA0ul9ACs?si=XiXpw_-HxvqGSVPZ

    Für mich der Höhepunkt des re:publica-Tages gestern: Enteignungsstrategien der AI-Konzerne und Gegenstrategien. Mich hat überrascht und ermutigt, wie eindeutig die Haltung des Publikums war. Ich habe erst bei den Vorträgen Karen Haos und Hito Steierls verstanden, wie eng der Zusammenhang zwischen der Aneignung von Ressourcen durch AI-Konzerne und den anderen durch Extraktion verursachten Krisen ist.

  29. Break away from the empire 🇪🇺

    Yeah, re:publica time again !

    And it started with a strong opening keynote by Karen Hao in which she urged Europe to “break away from the empire” and reduce its dependency on US AI tools.

    Instead of chasing Silicon Valley’s endless scale obsession, build smaller, task-specific AI that actually serves public needs.

    Looking forward to the next talks, hallway and conversations over the next days 🤖🌍

    #republica26 #KarenHao #AI #eu #DigitalSovereignty

  30. Break away from the empire 🇪🇺

    Yeah, re:publica time again !

    And it started with a strong opening keynote by Karen Hao in which she urged Europe to “break away from the empire” and reduce its dependency on US AI tools.

    Instead of chasing Silicon Valley’s endless scale obsession, build smaller, task-specific AI that actually serves public needs.

    Looking forward to the next talks, hallway and conversations over the next days 🤖🌍

    #republica26 #KarenHao #AI #eu #DigitalSovereignty