“Empire of AI: Dreams and Nightmares in Sam Altman’s OpenAI” by Karen Hao By TRESSIE McMILLAN COTTOM In June, I wrote about how the data center revolts happening across the country get to the heart of our greatest political problems. Artificial intelligence is not just a market product or a scientific achievement. It is a political theory. And it is gobbling up our democracy. The challenge this presents to a functioning democracy is immense. Democrats cannot just “win the midterms” and go…
