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“Empire of AI: Dreams and Nightmares in Sam Altman’s OpenAI”: U-M Wallace House Center for Journalists
Award-winning journalist Karen Hao, the first reporter to gain extensive access to OpenAI when its founder, Altman, promoted it as an altruistic research nonprofit, discusses her new book about the company’s meteoric rise and the hidden impacts of AI technology—from the exploitation of data workers to the immense environmental costs of its energy and water consumption. 5 p.m., Rackham Auditorium. Free; preregistration required at wallacehouse.umich.edu. (734) 998–7666.
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