{"product_id":"empire-of-ai","title":"Empire of AI: Inside the Reckless Race for Total Domination By Karen Hao","description":"\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"4\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"4\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eA \u003ci data-path-to-node=\"4\" data-index-in-node=\"2\"\u003eNEW YORK TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e \u0026amp; \u003ci data-path-to-node=\"4\" data-index-in-node=\"19\"\u003eSUNDAY TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e BESTSELLER | WINNER OF THE NATIONAL BOOK CRITICS CIRCLE AWARD 2025\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"5\"\u003eWhen longtime AI expert and journalist Karen Hao first began covering OpenAI in 2019, she believed they were the good guys. Founded as a noble nonprofit with safety firmly enshrined as its core mission, it was meant—as leader Sam Altman proclaimed—to act as an ethical check against pure market forces.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"6\"\u003eBut as Hao reveals in this eye-opening, deeply reported exposé, the reality of the AI revolution is far darker. The industry demands an unprecedented concentration of scarce resources: massive clusters of high-end chips, staggering volumes of data scraped at scale, marginalized workers in the Global South cleaning data for sweatshop wages, and a truly alarming spike in water and energy consumption. We have officially entered a dangerous new age of corporate empire, with OpenAI setting a breakneck, reckless pace while tech giants chase total domination. Backed by unparalleled access to insiders close to Sam Altman, \u003ci data-path-to-node=\"6\" data-index-in-node=\"622\"\u003eEmpire of AI\u003c\/i\u003e is an exhilarating and alarming look at the human, environmental, and societal cost of the technology reshaping our planet.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"7\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"7\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eWhy this book is a must-have:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul data-path-to-node=\"8\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"8,0,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"8,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eAward-Winning Journalism:\u003c\/b\u003e Winner of the National Book Critics Circle Award 2025, longlisted for the FT \u0026amp; Schroders Business Book of the Year, and shortlisted for Foyles Non-Fiction Book of the Year.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"8,1,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"8,1,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eUnrivaled Insider Access:\u003c\/b\u003e Written by an elite AI journalist who has tracked the meteoric rise of OpenAI from the inside out since 2019.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"8,2,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"8,2,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eUrgent \u0026amp; Eye-Opening:\u003c\/b\u003e Exposes the hidden human labor, ecological tolls, and geopolitical high-stakes driving the global tech arms race.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"8,3,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"8,3,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eEssential Non-Fiction:\u003c\/b\u003e A must-read for tech professionals, policy-makers, and anyone seeking to understand the true cost of artificial intelligence.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"9\"\u003eUnderstand the forces shaping our future. Add \u003ci data-path-to-node=\"9\" data-index-in-node=\"46\"\u003eEmpire of AI\u003c\/i\u003e to your collection at \u003cb data-path-to-node=\"9\" data-index-in-node=\"81\"\u003eBeetle Bookshop\u003c\/b\u003e today—enjoy \u003cb data-path-to-node=\"9\" data-index-in-node=\"109\"\u003e10–14% off\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb data-path-to-node=\"9\" data-index-in-node=\"124\"\u003eFree Shipping on orders above ₹500\u003c\/b\u003e!\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BEETLE BOOK SHOP","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52633763545371,"sku":null,"price":679.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0686\/2150\/0699\/files\/91ll5AXfDBL._SL1500.jpg?v=1784616650","url":"https:\/\/beetlebookshop.com\/kn\/products\/empire-of-ai","provider":"Beetle Book Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}