Review of Empire of AI by Karen Hao

Published in May 2025, Empire of AI is a masterful piece of investigative reporting by Karen Hao, a journalist who has been following the AI tech scene in the US for the last 15 years or so, with a special focus on OpenAI. The subtitle in my edition gives away the thesis defended in the book: Inside the reckless race for total domination. TL;DR I fully recommend this book. It is an example of…