Karen Hao, the bestseller creator “Empire of AI“He watched Openai to go from” laughter “non -profit to power value $ 90 billion pursuing artificial general intelligence at speed breaks. Hao, who first profiled the company in 2020, says that the early visions of building AI “for humanity” were quickly overtaken by a familiar way of silicon considering: move the post, fracture, and let it plant that it is a measure of success.
This week, Hao joined the Equity TechCrunch podcast to unpack the direction in which AI boom is heading and who pays the price. Hao claims that, like historical empires, today’s AI giants are about gathering resources and exploitation to assemble political and economic power, and do it at the expense of the environment. For investors and founders, this is a clear signal that the current AI path has a real risk and that there is room for a higher model.
Listen to the full episode to listen to:
- Like the three internal “clans” of Opeli, they fought to shape the company’s trajectory
- Hidden human costs of labeling data in developing countries
- Like the narrative of “Chinese competition” serves the interests of the Silicon Valley
- Where the founders can find different possibilities except for the pursuit of Aga
Equity will return on Friday with our weekly message summary, so be vigilant.