The Book Report: Ron Charles on new summer reads (May 25)
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By Washington Post book critic Ron Charles Here are five hot new books to check out this summer: If you're trying to figure out what's happening with artificial intelligence, pick up "Empire of AI." Journalist Karen Hao investigates the rise of OpenAI and its visionary co-founder, Sam Altman. With alarming detail, she shows how this once idealistic company became everything it said it would not be, even as it remakes and gobbles up the world.
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Main Idea: Ron Charles highlights five summer books, including a deep look at OpenAI and Sam Altman, along with new fiction and nonfiction picks.
Key Points:
- Karen Hao’s "Empire of AI" examines OpenAI’s rise and how the company changed as it grew in power.
- Laurie Gwen Shapiro’s "The Aviator and the Showman" explores Amelia Earhart’s life before her final flight and her marriage to George Putnam.
- Rob Franklin’s debut "Great Black Hope" follows a young Black man whose future is shaken after an arrest and a friend’s death.
- Charles also recommends "A Summer for the Books" by Michelle Lindo-Rice and "So Far Gone" by Jess Walter for summer reading.
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OpenAI’s rapid growth may keep raising worries about job disruption, data use, and too much power in one company,. The article does not show direct harm to households.
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