NYT bestselling author of EMPIRE OF AI: empireofai.com. ai reporter. national magazine award & american humanist media award winner. words in The Atlantic. formerly WSJ, MIT Tech Review, KSJ@MIT. email: http://karendhao.com/contact.https://bsky.app/profile/karenhao.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/karenhao.bsky.social/post/3mhyvcznsl223Omg??????? https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/26/books/national-book-critics-circle-awards.html27 Mar 2026 00:45 +0000at://did:plc:xlcmx6ebvwafkuufwnisvrrt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhyvcznsl223https://bsky.app/profile/karenhao.bsky.social/post/3mhxwzknh3s2vSteven Bartlett, host of The Dairy Of A CEO, is a masterful interviewer. He asked probing questions, challenged me through respectful debate & was incredibly generous with giving me the space to go deep on my reporting & analysis. Pleased to share our conversation: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cn8HBj8QAbk26 Mar 2026 15:43 +0000at://did:plc:xlcmx6ebvwafkuufwnisvrrt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhxwzknh3s2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/karenhao.bsky.social/post/3mhpzncqpts2rI still can't believe this happened. Over 1,200 people in the audience. @naomiaklein.bsky.social, thank you for bringing me to Vancouver. What a privilege and an honor 💗 Watch a replay of the conversation here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z1B__Efqacc 📸: Jan Gates23 Mar 2026 12:09 +0000at://did:plc:xlcmx6ebvwafkuufwnisvrrt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhpzncqpts2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/karenhao.bsky.social/post/3mh6pisnkpk2vThe Brits don't know what to do with our new BBC podcast The Interface, @thomasgermain.bsky.social & @nickywoolf.bsky.social. Lovely shoutout from @observeruk.bsky.social. https://observer.co.uk/culture/audio/article/everything-is-fake-does-anybody-care16 Mar 2026 14:52 +0000at://did:plc:xlcmx6ebvwafkuufwnisvrrt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mh6pisnkpk2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/karenhao.bsky.social/post/3mfttnxuzhs2qRemember Havana Syndrome? In 2017 US diplomats in Cuba started mysteriously suffering brain damage after hearing a noise. Many thought it a conspiracy theory. After investigating, @nickywoolf.bsky.social concluded it wasn't. He was right. This week on The Interface youtube.com/watch?v=UYVHzkq2X7Y https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UYVHzkq2X7Y27 Feb 2026 13:42 +0000at://did:plc:xlcmx6ebvwafkuufwnisvrrt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfttnxuzhs2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/karenhao.bsky.social/post/3mfsrflwzd22ySo excited to join the board of this phenomenal organization. AI Now has played a defining role in shaping how I understand my work as a journalist: to hold the AI industry accountable and radically reimagine how this technology could distribute, rather than consolidate, power. [contains quote post or other embedded content]27 Feb 2026 03:29 +0000at://did:plc:xlcmx6ebvwafkuufwnisvrrt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfsrflwzd22yhttps://bsky.app/profile/karenhao.bsky.social/post/3mfk547k6fs2aIncredible reporting from @anissa.bsky.social in @theinformation.com about OpenAI's struggle to get more computing power as Stargate—its $500B data center buildout—has floundered. https://theinformation.com/articles/inside-openais-scramble-get-computing-power-stargate-stalled It also includes this detail. We are in the dirt-eating phase of the AI hype cycle.23 Feb 2026 17:04 +0000at://did:plc:xlcmx6ebvwafkuufwnisvrrt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfk547k6fs2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/karenhao.bsky.social/post/3mfcn6lvmm22eMy co-host Thomas Germain on our BBC podcast The Interface hacked ChatGPT in 24 hours. The story is hilarious! And deeply concerning. We also discuss the massive data center expansion around the world and the secret Starlink deployment to Iran. Catch Ep 2 here: https://app.magellan.ai/listen_links/theinterface-KH20 Feb 2026 17:31 +0000at://did:plc:xlcmx6ebvwafkuufwnisvrrt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfcn6lvmm22ehttps://bsky.app/profile/karenhao.bsky.social/post/3mezudwb6e22kBen Goertzel, popularizer of the term AGI and creator of the Sophia robot, congratulating Jeffrey Epstein the day after Epstein was released from prison. Goertzel is mentioned in the files nearly 800 times, including well after the Miami Herald investigation in 2018.17 Feb 2026 05:45 +0000at://did:plc:xlcmx6ebvwafkuufwnisvrrt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mezudwb6e22khttps://bsky.app/profile/karenhao.bsky.social/post/3mepjpa6gos26I am so excited too!! Noami Klein is my hero. I will be fangirling hard. [contains quote post or other embedded content]13 Feb 2026 03:08 +0000at://did:plc:xlcmx6ebvwafkuufwnisvrrt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mepjpa6gos26https://bsky.app/profile/karenhao.bsky.social/post/3meodw5232k2nEpisode 1 is OUT!! 🥳 🙌 This week on The Interface, we discuss: * That insane Superbowl ad for Ring * The US TikTok takeover * And the beef that launched ChatGPT Listen wherever you get your podcasts: https://app.magellan.ai/listen_links/theinterface-KH [contains quote post or other embedded content]12 Feb 2026 15:52 +0000at://did:plc:xlcmx6ebvwafkuufwnisvrrt/app.bsky.feed.post/3meodw5232k2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/karenhao.bsky.social/post/3meo7g7o3qc2xThe Korean edition of EMPIRE OF AI is out — and this one is really special. 🥹 It was translated by my dear friend Boyoung Lim, who played a crucial role in making my book possible in the first place. https://product.kyobobook.co.kr/detail/S00021921162512 Feb 2026 14:31 +0000at://did:plc:xlcmx6ebvwafkuufwnisvrrt/app.bsky.feed.post/3meo7g7o3qc2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/karenhao.bsky.social/post/3me4pevxeas2xI'm co-hosting a new BBC podcast! It's called The Interface, and it's all about how tech is rewiring your week and your world. https://www.bbc.com/mediacentre/bbcstudios/2026/bbc-studios-video-podcast-the-interface-explores-how-tech-is-changing-everything05 Feb 2026 15:29 +0000at://did:plc:xlcmx6ebvwafkuufwnisvrrt/app.bsky.feed.post/3me4pevxeas2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/karenhao.bsky.social/post/3mdzrzjrznc24Later this month, I'll be headed to Delhi to participate in the AI Impact Summit with @ainowinstitute.bsky.social. I spoke with @themaybe.org as part of their series exploring the kinds of narratives we might expect to hear, and how to move away from the harmful ones that entrench global inequality. [contains quote post or other embedded content]04 Feb 2026 11:38 +0000at://did:plc:xlcmx6ebvwafkuufwnisvrrt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdzrzjrznc24https://bsky.app/profile/karenhao.bsky.social/post/3mdpw5wczdk2dQuilicura, Chile, one of the communities I wrote about in EMPIRE OF AI, has launched a brilliant initiative to inspire more responsible AI prompting. Today, don't use AI; ask the townspeople instead: quili.ai. So heartened to see this creative act of resistance.31 Jan 2026 13:25 +0000at://did:plc:xlcmx6ebvwafkuufwnisvrrt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdpw5wczdk2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/karenhao.bsky.social/post/3mdig3qu3cs2lAbsolutely damning from @aaronschaffer.com, @willoremus.com, & @nitasha.bsky.social. To get more data, Anthropic: * "destructively scanned" millions of books * downloaded the shadow library LibGen * hailed another shadow library's arrival as "just in time!!!" https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2026/01/27/anthropic-ai-scan-destroy-books/28 Jan 2026 13:49 +0000at://did:plc:xlcmx6ebvwafkuufwnisvrrt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdig3qu3cs2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/karenhao.bsky.social/post/3mdfuuzsyq22qLast summer, as OpenAI sought to transition from nonprofit to for-profit, civil society groups pressed the company for accountability. Tyler Johnston, the founder of an AI watchdog, was among them. Then OpenAI showed up with a subpoena at his door. My latest for @moreperfectunion.bsky.social. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qnOmUWd-OII27 Jan 2026 13:36 +0000at://did:plc:xlcmx6ebvwafkuufwnisvrrt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdfuuzsyq22qhttps://bsky.app/profile/karenhao.bsky.social/post/3mcvm4b6i5s2xWow [contains quote post or other embedded content]21 Jan 2026 02:16 +0000at://did:plc:xlcmx6ebvwafkuufwnisvrrt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mcvm4b6i5s2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/karenhao.bsky.social/post/3maaiamiotc2eI have issued two changes to my book regarding the water footprint of data centers. I've detailed the changes and the context behind them here: https://karendhao.com/20251217/empire-water-changes. Given the nature of book changes, I wanted to make sure anyone who has an existing copy of the book is aware.18 Dec 2025 05:51 +0000at://did:plc:xlcmx6ebvwafkuufwnisvrrt/app.bsky.feed.post/3maaiamiotc2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/karenhao.bsky.social/post/3m6lddmvzvs2t¡La edición en español de mi libro EL IMPERIO DE LA IA ya salió con mi editorial española, Planeta! Ya está disponible para que lo compres: https://planetadelibros.com/libro-el-imperio-de-la-ia/42813227 Nov 2025 02:32 +0000at://did:plc:xlcmx6ebvwafkuufwnisvrrt/app.bsky.feed.post/3m6lddmvzvs2thttps://bsky.app/profile/karenhao.bsky.social/post/3m65m5ewrbs2rFirst spotting of the Spanish edition of EMPIRE OF AI — EL IMPERIO DE IA — in the wild 😍😍 Happy Spanish edition pub week to me 🥳🥳🥳 [contains quote post or other embedded content]21 Nov 2025 15:32 +0000at://did:plc:xlcmx6ebvwafkuufwnisvrrt/app.bsky.feed.post/3m65m5ewrbs2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/karenhao.bsky.social/post/3m653xnb7gk2sSpending a week in Kuala Lumpur at the @gijn.org conference with more than 1,500 of the world's badass investigative journalists is one of the most energizing things in the world. ❤️21 Nov 2025 10:43 +0000at://did:plc:xlcmx6ebvwafkuufwnisvrrt/app.bsky.feed.post/3m653xnb7gk2shttps://bsky.app/profile/karenhao.bsky.social/post/3m5kfqfixu22u"I feel much more connected to my students after having engaged with them on this book and reading their journals...I have not felt this energy in a classroom since 2022." I love this so much 🥹 [contains quote post or other embedded content]14 Nov 2025 00:17 +0000at://did:plc:xlcmx6ebvwafkuufwnisvrrt/app.bsky.feed.post/3m5kfqfixu22u