Karen Hao

Karen Hao

New Zealand New ZealandjournalistFemale8.0Global Dominance: 0.00%

Karen Hao is a prominent journalist known for her in-depth coverage of artificial intelligence and technology. She has contributed to major publications such as The MIT Technology Review, The Atlantic, and The Wall Street Journal, and was notably the first reporter to profile OpenAI. Hao's insights into the evolving landscape of AI, including the emergence of new players like DeepSeek, position her as an influential voice in discussions about innovation and the future of technology.

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Karen Hao is the author of 'Empire of AI' and has been involved in discussions about the risks of AI.

As NZ prepares for Big Tech data centres, are we sure we can harness the good and contain the bad?
The New Zealand Herald – country’s largest newspaper, est. 1863·New ZealandNew Zealand· 2026-06-22
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Karen Hao wrote a book that critiques the OpenAI organization and its commercialization of AI.

Few predicted just how deep AI’s race to the bottom would go – The Irish Times
The Irish Times – major Irish daily, est. 1859·IrelandIreland· 2026-02-20
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Karen Hao wrote 'Empire of AI', which is referenced in a conversation about technology's impact on human interaction.

What technology takes from us – and how to take it back | AI (artificial intelligence)
The Guardian·United KingdomUnited Kingdom· 2026-01-29
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Karen Hao wrote about the culture among developers to view anything as data to be captured and consumed.

Copyrighted art, mobile phones, Greenland: welcome to our age of shameless theft | Jonathan Liew
The Guardian·United KingdomUnited Kingdom· 2026-01-28
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Karen Hao is the author of the book 'Empire of AI', which discusses the impact of data centres.

Data centres leap back into business under a new Government policy – The Irish Times
The Irish Times – major Irish daily, est. 1859·IrelandIreland· 2026-01-20
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Karen Hao has researched extensively about Sam Altman.

Karen Hao über Sam Altman: „Was er tut, zeigt, dass er imperiale Ambitionen hat“ - Kultur
Süddeutsche Zeitung·GermanyGermany· 2025-12-11
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Karen Hao notes that OpenAI did not speak with her for three years after a critical article.

Giganții tech își construiesc propriile canale media. Ce urmăresc?
Adevărul·RomaniaRomania· 2025-12-02
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Karen Hao is a journalist who has become a thorn in Sam Altman's side through her investigations into OpenAI.

‘Many choose not to have children because they don’t think the world is going to be around much longer’ – The Irish Times
The Irish Times – major Irish daily, est. 1859·IrelandIreland· 2025-08-09
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Karen Hao reports in Empire of AI about the exploited workers in the Global South required to improve AI outcomes.

I am a university lecturer witnessing how AI is shrinking our ability to think – The Irish Times
The Irish Times – major Irish daily, est. 1859·IrelandIreland· 2025-08-04
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Karen Hao is a journalist and AI expert who wrote 'Empire of AI'.

Open-AI-Gründer Sam Altman: Erfolgshungrig und rücksichtslos
Neue Zürcher Zeitung·SwitzerlandSwitzerland· 2025-07-24
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Karen Hao authored a nearly 500-page documentary book critiquing OpenAI.

Nye bøker om KI: Kritikere bommer på blinken
Aftenposten·NorwayNorway· 2025-07-21
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Karen Hao describes the Chat-GPT company Open AI in her new book as an empire.

Karen Haos Einblick in die KI-Blase
Neue Zürcher Zeitung·SwitzerlandSwitzerland· 2025-07-21
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Karen Hao writes about the impact of language models on speech homogenization in her book Empire of AI.

New AI voice tool trained to copy British regional accents
BBC·United KingdomUnited Kingdom· 2025-07-15
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Karen Hao is an American writer-journalist who discusses the impact of artificial intelligence on traditional career paths.

Kun tekniikkaa kutsuu älykkääksi, ihmiset luulevat sen olevan ”hyvä”
Helsingin Sanomat·FinlandFinland· 2025-07-02
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Tech journalist Karen Hao takes aim at Sam Altman’s OpenAI ‘empire’

More Chinese groups using ChatGPT for covert operations, OpenAI says
The Globe and Mail·CanadaCanada· 2025-06-05
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Karen Hao spent three days embedded in the offices of OpenAI and has followed its growth for five years.

The OpenAI empire - podcast | Artificial intelligence (AI)
The Guardian·United KingdomUnited Kingdom· 2025-05-29
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Karen Hao is a tech journalist who has been reporting on OpenAI since 2018 and recently published a book about its rise.

Tech journalist Karen Hao takes aim at Sam Altman’s OpenAI ‘empire’
The Globe and Mail·CanadaCanada· 2025-05-24
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Karen Hao is a tech journalist whose book details the saga of OpenAI and its leadership.

‘Every person that clashed with him has left’: the rise, fall and spectacular comeback of Sam Altman | Technology
The Guardian·United KingdomUnited Kingdom· 2025-05-21
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Karen Hao was the first reporter to ever write a profile on OpenAI and has covered AI for The MIT Tech Review, The Atlantic and The Wall Street Journal.

A Chinese Company Upended OpenAI. We May Be Looking at the Story All Wrong
The Globe and Mail·CanadaCanada· 2025-03-15
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