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Mentioned in 67 episodes

Empire of AI

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Author

Karen Howe

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Mentioned in 67 episodes

Recommended by

Paul Roetzer

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

359 snips

#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.

333 snips

#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 Roetzer

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

201 snips

#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.

188 snips

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.

165 snips

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

150 snips

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

Mentioned by

Demetri Kofinas

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

139 snips

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

Recommended by

Kaiser Kuo

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

139 snips

Adam Tooze Climbs the China Learning Curve

Recommended by

Paris Marx

as a fantastic book that digs into OpenAI and Sam Altman's influence on the tech industry.

130 snips

We All Suffer from OpenAI’s Pursuit of Scale w/ Karen Hao

Mentioned by

Gavin Purcell

in relation to the OpenAI Files website, which pulls from several sources including Karen Hao's book.

107 snips

OpenAI's GPT-5 Hype Train, Midjourney Video is Great & More HUGE AI News

Mentioned by

Ed Zitron

as the book that tells the story of OpenAI and the arms race surrounding large language models.

92 snips

Empires of AI With Karen Hao

Recommended by

Michelle Yi

for its detailed examples and insights into the development of AI, particularly OpenAI, and its key figures.

90 snips

915: How to Jailbreak LLMs (and How to Prevent It), with Michelle Yi

Mentioned by Henry Trix as an unauthorized biography of Sam Altman.

83 snips

I’d like not to thank the academy: graduates’ fortunes slip

Angepriesen von

Wolfgang M. Schmitt

als eine umfassende Studie, die mit vielen Personen innerhalb und außerhalb von OpenAI geführt wurde.

80 snips

Katholische Mode, Gaza & Epstein, Fabian Köster, Thiels Antichrist, Fetisch Identität, Wirtschaft und Migration

Mentioned by

Paul Roetzer

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

77 snips

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

Mentioned by

Bruce Holsinger

, referencing the water and energy use chapter.

61 snips

When AI F*s Up, Who’s to Blame? With Bruce Holsinger

Mentioned by

Ed Zitron

in relation to Meta restricting compute resources at Open AI.

60 snips

Betting on AI: The Delusion Driving Big Tech

Mentioned by Henry Trix, it paints Sam Altman as a Promethean figure.

53 snips

I’d like not to thank the academy: graduates’ fortunes slip

Mentioned by

Leo Laporte

when discussing the history of Open AI.

52 snips

SN 1041: Covering All the Bases - SHAKEN Networks, Uncontrollable AI, and Robocall Reckoning

Mentioned by

Leo Laporte

as a new book by Karen Howe, a history of Sam Altman and Open AI.

45 snips

TWiT 1047: Nerd Harder! - From Cloudflare's Internet Gatekeeping to AI's Labor Threat

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