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Jan 1, 2026Artificial Intelligence (AI)OpenAISam Altman

“Empire of AI”: Karen Hao on How AI Is Threatening Democracy & Creating a New Colonial World

Journalist Karen Hao exposes how Silicon Valley's 'scale at all costs' AI development mirrors historical colonialism, extracting resources, exploiting labor, and threatening democracy while consolidating power.

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