The Book Prize Index

Authors / person-karen-hao

Portrait of Karen Hao

Karen Hao

American journalist and data scientist.

Wikipedia
Portrait source · Wikimedia Commons

1

Recognized books

3

Wins

3

Lists

24

Index score

2025—2026

Recognition span

Author in the index

Karen Hao has one book in the current index, recognized by prize programs between 2025 and 2026. The records span 3 leading prize families shown here.

Top recognition

Helen Bernstein Book Award for Excellence in Journalism1
Los Angeles Times Book Prize1
National Book Critics Circle Awards1

Subject profile

Indexed works

Books by Karen Hao

1 book · sorted by recognition

Empire of AI: Dreams and Nightmares in Sam Altman's OpenAITechnology202524 pts
YearTitleSubjectScoreWinsListsImprint
2025Empire of AI: Dreams and Nightmares in Sam Altman's OpenAITechnology2433Penguin Press

All books on this page are credited to Karen Hao.

Prize metrics come from Book Prize Index records. Biographical description and portrait metadata are sourced from the matched Wikidata and Wikimedia records; uncertain identity matches are omitted.

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