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November 1, 2025 at 3:32 PM
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Red Memory won the prestigious Cundill History Prize, and was a finalist for the Dayton Literary Peace Prize and the Baillie Gifford Non-Fiction Prize. Kirkus Reviews called it "heartbreaking" and "revelatory" and we agree.
November 1, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Red Memory won the prestigious Cundill History Prize, and was a finalist for the Dayton Literary Peace Prize and the Baillie Gifford Non-Fiction Prize. Kirkus Reviews called it "heartbreaking" and "revelatory" and we agree.
Through it all, Branigan brings new light on this complicated era in Chinese history—and asks what it means when people are asked to forget what they know, betray their fellow citizens in favor of politics, and then try to live in the aftermath.
November 1, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Through it all, Branigan brings new light on this complicated era in Chinese history—and asks what it means when people are asked to forget what they know, betray their fellow citizens in favor of politics, and then try to live in the aftermath.
4. It suggests alternatives.
"Did OpenAI need to start an LLM arms race? Did it need to train its models on the sanity of workers and the resources of underprivileged people? Towards the book’s end she looks at what alternative models really look like if we don’t accept that “this had to happen.”"
"Did OpenAI need to start an LLM arms race? Did it need to train its models on the sanity of workers and the resources of underprivileged people? Towards the book’s end she looks at what alternative models really look like if we don’t accept that “this had to happen.”"
June 8, 2025 at 6:08 PM
4. It suggests alternatives.
"Did OpenAI need to start an LLM arms race? Did it need to train its models on the sanity of workers and the resources of underprivileged people? Towards the book’s end she looks at what alternative models really look like if we don’t accept that “this had to happen.”"
"Did OpenAI need to start an LLM arms race? Did it need to train its models on the sanity of workers and the resources of underprivileged people? Towards the book’s end she looks at what alternative models really look like if we don’t accept that “this had to happen.”"
3. It's expansive. "there are lots of books about AI and the people who shape it out... this book takes a much wider and more global view of things" and actually goes to eyewitness things that many others just take on trust.
June 8, 2025 at 6:05 PM
3. It's expansive. "there are lots of books about AI and the people who shape it out... this book takes a much wider and more global view of things" and actually goes to eyewitness things that many others just take on trust.
1. It's thorough: "the meticulousness means that you feel as if you’ve taken a masterclass by the end."
2. It's transparent: "regularly credits other reporters who have broken stories about OpenAI and its dramatic little world; she tells you about the people who help inform her opinion."
2. It's transparent: "regularly credits other reporters who have broken stories about OpenAI and its dramatic little world; she tells you about the people who help inform her opinion."
June 8, 2025 at 6:02 PM
1. It's thorough: "the meticulousness means that you feel as if you’ve taken a masterclass by the end."
2. It's transparent: "regularly credits other reporters who have broken stories about OpenAI and its dramatic little world; she tells you about the people who help inform her opinion."
2. It's transparent: "regularly credits other reporters who have broken stories about OpenAI and its dramatic little world; she tells you about the people who help inform her opinion."
AI is surrounded by confusion, and OpenAI swimming in drama. But this book cuts through: it never shies away from its opinions, but it's well-informed and takes a wide, global lens.
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June 2, 2025 at 4:28 AM
AI is surrounded by confusion, and OpenAI swimming in drama. But this book cuts through: it never shies away from its opinions, but it's well-informed and takes a wide, global lens.
We're also lucky enough that Karen is joining us for a live Q&A later in June. Sign up now for more!
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Did you get there yet? The rage might not totally abate!
April 17, 2025 at 12:22 AM
Did you get there yet? The rage might not totally abate!