Karen Hao believes AI leaders purposely create the feeling that they are 'summoning the demon' as a crucial part of their power and to persuade others to cede resources to them.

Karen Hao believes AI companies are driven by an imperial agenda, which is why she calls them 'empires of AI'.

Karen Hao's book argues that OpenAI's mission to ensure AGI benefits humanity, while possibly idealistic initially, has become a formula for consolidating resources and constructing an empire.

Karen Hao states that much of what is happening today in the AI industry is extremely inhumane.