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Empire of AI

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Demetri Kofinas

Mentioned in 81 episodes

Recommended by

Paul Roetzer

to understand Scale AI's business model and how AI models are trained.

#155: The New Jobs AI Will Create, Amazon CEO: AI Will Cut Jobs, Your Brain on ChatGPT, Possible OpenAI-Microsoft Breakup & Veo 3 IP Issues

Mentioned by

Paul Roetzer

when referencing the opening chapter of Karen How's book regarding Sam Altman being fired.

#152: ChatGPT Connectors, AI-Human Relationships, New AI Job Data, OpenAI Court-Ordered to Keep ChatGPT Logs & WPP’s Large Marketing Model

Mentioned by

Paul Metler

regarding a controversy around a statistical error in the book.

#182: Gemini 3, Nano Banana Pro, GPT-5.1 Pro, Nvidia Earnings, Karen Hao Book Controversy & Entry-Level Unemployment

Mentioned by

Paul Roetzer

, who listens to the audiobook version, but intends to buy the physical book to copy key excerpts.

#156: AI Answers - Data Privacy, AI Roadmaps, Regulated Industries, Selling AI to the C-Suite & Change Management

Mentioned by

Kara Swisher

as one of two books about Sam Altman and OpenAI, focusing on the power dynamics and ethical implications of AI development.

Sam Altman, OpenAI and the Future of Artificial (General) Intelligence

Mentioned by

Mike Kaput

, this book explores the internal dynamics of OpenAI and its shift from a non-profit to a corporate entity.

#149: Google I/O, Claude 4, White Collar Jobs Automated in 5 Years, Jony Ive Joins OpenAI, and AI’s Impact on the Environment

Mentioned by

Paul Roetzer

as an incredible book if you want to understand geopolitics and the environment.

#177: AI Answers - AI Ethics, Flagging AI Content, AI Accuracy, Book Recommendations, & AI Intellectual Property

Mentioned as the featured guest's new book, which debunks myths surrounding AI.

Downstream: Exposing The True Costs of AI w/ Karen Hao

Recommended by

Kaiser Kuo

as a tour de force of reporting, delving deep into OpenAI.

Adam Tooze Climbs the China Learning Curve

Mentioned by

Demetri Kofinas

as an important new book that tells the inside story of OpenAI.

Empire of AI: Inside OpenAI's Race to Conquer the Future | Karen Hao

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