Will AI Take My Job? with Karen Hao

Hasan sits down with reporter Karen Hao on her new book Empire of AI on how AI companies are taking over the world, what can be done about it, and when they might start bombing brown countries. Co-Creator & Executive Producer: Hasan Minhaj Co-Creator & Executive Producer: Prashanth Venkataramanujam Executive Producer/Director/Editor: Tyler Babin Executive Producer/Showrunner: Scott Vrooman Cinematographer: Austin Morales Producer: Kayla Feng Associate Producer: Annie Fick Editor: N/V Moore Editor: Will Feinstein Talent Coordinator: Tanya Somanader Executive Assistant: Samuel Piland 0:00 Did Hasan eff up? 0:21 Monologue 1:42 Welcome to Camp AI Accountability 2:55 What is AI? 5:01 Anthropomorphizing AI 7:07 How is AI like an empire? 9:57 Using Dune to understand Silicon Valley 11:57 Why is Sam Altman obsessed with Napoleon? 13:38 Karen’s observations inside Open AI 17:58 AI companies are hungry for your data 20:29 What do we get in return for our data? 23:47 What is AGI? 25:40 Task-specific AI vs. “everything machines” 27:43 The sacrifice zones of AI 31:50 Are the problems of AI just the problems of capitalism? 34:20 But isn’t it inevitable? 40:41 The AI resistance 41:55 Will AI take my job? 46:32 WGA/SAG strikes over AI 47:43 Hasan’s new career as Disney IP 48:42 Looking ahead 51:22 Is Congress too old to figure this out? 52:14 Legal vs. ethical 54:13 Does Karen feel like a Cassandra? New to HMDK? Start here: (   • Hasan Minhaj Doesn't Know  ) Follow us on Instagram: (  / hmdk  ) Follow us on TikTok - (  / hasanminhaj  ) Listen to our Podcast - (https://lemonada.lnk.to/HasanMinhajDo...) And if you haven’t yet, now is a great time to subscribe to Lemonada Premium. Just hit the 'subscribe' button on Apple Podcasts, or, for all other podcast apps head to lemonadapremium.com to subscribe. ———————— THE SHOW: Hasan Minhaj Doesn’t Know is a long-form interview podcast hosted by two-time Peabody Award-winning comedian Hasan Minhaj. The show features in-depth conversations with politicians and public figures, as well as occasional interviews with celebrities. Rather than sticking to standard talking points, Minhaj aims to ask deeper, more probing questions that reveal personal perspectives and challenge conventional narratives. The tone is direct and curious, and focused on uncovering what guests really think beyond rehearsed answers. KEYWORDS: Hasan Minhaj Doesn’t Know, Hasan Minhaj, Hasan Minhaj podcast, politics, political, political interviews, politics interview, interviews, political comedy, comedy, political, news, podcast, comedy podcast, politics podcast, Patriot Act, Patriot Act Netflix, issues, current affairs podcast, current events podcast, current events, talk show, trending political news, funny, satire, political satire, celebrity interviews, political videos, Democratic Party, Republican Party, us politics, American politics, long form interview, long form political interview