{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/68de580c52ddd4d4572281cb/6a1f04b5d610a77403926d96?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Karen Hao on AI companies' quest for world domination ","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/68de580c52ddd4d4572281cb/1780417947304-ce7dc734-263c-4109-9068-05799d1fd547.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>Are AI companies the new empires?</p><p><br></p><p>Journalist Karen Hao says the parallels are striking. This disruptive sector  requires vast amounts of land, minerals and water – not to mention data and content from individuals.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>Hao interviews subjects ranging from those close to Open AI CEO Sam Altman to workers in the Global South who’ve been traumatised by their jobs in AI content moderation.</p><p><br></p><p>She joins Oli Dugmore on The Exchange.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p>","author_name":"New Statesman"}