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AICA / Silicon Valley·Ranked Saturday, July 4, 2026

Journalist Karen Hao on Sam Altman, OpenAI & the "Quasi-Religious" Push for Artificial Intelligence

Karen Hao examines Sam Altman, OpenAI's quasi-religious AI development push.

Journalist Karen Hao on Sam Altman, OpenAI & the "Quasi-Religious" Push for Artificial Intelligence

As part of our July Fourth special broadcast, we continue our extended interview with Karen Hao, author of Empire of AI: Dreams and Nightmares in Sam Altman’s OpenAI. The book documents the rise of OpenAI and how the AI industry is leading to a new form of co…

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#16 that day3.00/ 10
Technology breakthrough · weight 30%2/10
Economic impact · weight 25%3/10
Job impact · weight 20%1/10
Regional relevance · weight 15%7/10
Policy & geopolitics · weight 10%4/10

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