Karen Hao says AI can be built without power concentration or resource waste
bloomberg · reddit · 2026-07-25
Bloomberg highlights Karen Hao’s argument that AI does not have to be built in a way that concentrates power, exploits workers, or consumes huge amounts of resources.
The discussion is framed around her book Empire of AI and the broader claim that today’s AI industry choices are not inevitable — they are design and governance choices.
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