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Karen Hao on the Reckless Race for Global AI Power | The Mishal Husain Show
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33:23Now PlayingOver the last few years, artificial intelligence tools have revolutionized the way many people work and learn.
But industry critic Karen Hao, author of ‘Empire of AI’, argues the choices AI companies make about scale, power and profit deserve far more scrutiny.
In this conversation with Mishal Husain, Hao explains her “empire” analogy and why she hopes the industry adopts higher standards as more initial public offerings draw near.
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