Arden Hale is a writer and strategist who studies how emerging technologies reorder power between states, markets, and citizens. For more than a decade, Hale has worked at the intersection of AI policy, semiconductor supply chains, and digital governance, translating complex research into decision-ready insights for leaders in business and public life. Hale's work blends historical perspective with systems thinking and a practical question that runs through every page: who gains when code becomes law? Empire of Algorithms continues this inquiry-offering a clear, grounded framework for readers who want to understand, and responsibly shape, the rules of the coming order.