back
AI as the New Empire? Karen Hao Explains the Hidden Costs of OpenAI’s Ambitions
Get SIGNAL/NOISE in your inbox daily
Journalist Karen Hao unpacks the rise of AI “empires,” their ideological roots, and the hidden environmental and societal costs of OpenAI’s quest for artificial general intelligence.
Recent Stories
Jan 2, 2026
Fraimic to debut market first voice-to-art smart canvas prototypes at CES 2026
/PRNewswire/ -- Today, Fraimic announced that early prototypes of the Fraimic Smart Canvas—a voice-to-art, E Ink display system that AI-generates artwork from...
Jan 2, 2026Cops Forced to Explain Why AI Generated Police Report Claimed Officer Transformed Into Frog
AI-powered software Draft One automatically generates police reports from body camera footage. It thought an officer turned into a frog.
Jan 2, 20262026 Is Poised to Be the Year of the Tech IPO. Will It Also Be the Year the AI Bubble Bursts?
SpaceX, OpenAI, Anthropic are all allegedly planning to raise eye-watering figures in market debuts.