09/08/2026
Join Illinois Libraries Present on Thursday, Sept. 17, at 7 p.m. for a timely conversation with Karen Hao, award-winning journalist and author of “Empire of AI.” Hao will explore the rapid rise of artificial intelligence, the social, political and ethical questions surrounding AI development today, and the questions posed in her work. Reanna Esmail, lead librarian for instruction at Cornell University, will join Hao in conversation.
This program will be presented online via Zoom. It is free and open to patrons of an Illinois library; registration is required to receive the Zoom link. Please make sure to mark “Harvard Diggins Library” when registering, so we can receive participation credit. For ages 18 and up.
Register here: https://www.harvard-diggins.org/event/inside-the-empire-of-ai-with-karen-hao