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The Diary of a CEO with Steven Bartlett · March 25, 2026 · 2h 9m

Karen Hao

Karen Hao — AI journalist and whistleblower. Claims AI companies are hiding the truth about AI capabilities and risks. The gap between public messaging ('AI is safe') and internal knowledge ('we don't know what we're building').

Canon

The AI safety discourse confirms the MIT finding: optimistic narratives about AI spread faster than nuanced warnings, because optimism is more shareable.

Highlights

AI companies are gaslighting the public about safety
Hao: the public messaging ('AI is safe and beneficial') contradicts what researchers inside these companies actually believe.