Supremacy

AI, ChatGPT and the Race That Will Change the World

Parmy Olson

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Macmillan Business
10 December 2024

Business ethics; Information technology industries; Industrial applications of scientific research & technological innovation; Privacy & data protection; Artificial intelligence

""A clear and compelling read about one of the most consequential races in the world"" - Madhumita Murgia, bestselling author of Code Dependent and AI Editor for The Financial Times

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Discover the never-before-told story of the ruthless shadow race between Microsoft and Google, as both compete to develop a mass-market AI while juggling existential questions of ethics, human progress and the future of the world as we know it.

""They declined his offer too, not realizing how much the thin-skinned Musk didn't like it when people said no. Soon enough though, Hassabis got another email. This time, it was from Google.""

When ChatGPT was released, the world changed overnight. Even as we all played with the new toy, a very real danger was quickly coming to light: that untested automations would undermine our way of life insidiously, sucking value out of our economy, replacing high-level creative jobs and enabling a new, terrifying era of disinformation.

It was never meant to be this way. The founders of the two companies behind the most advanced AIs in existence - Open AI (ChatGPT) and DeepMind (Bard) - started their journeys determined to solve humanity's greatest problems. But they couldn't develop their technologies without huge amounts of money - money that Microsoft and Google were more than happy to give them, in exchange for the most powerful seats at the table.

From award-winning journalist Parmy Olson, Supremacy is the astonishing, untold, behind-the-scenes story of the battle between two AI companies, their struggles to use their tech for good, and the dangerous direction that they're now going in. Featuring a cast of larger-than-life characters, including Elon Musk, Larry Page, Sergey Brin and Peter Thiel, Supremacy is a story of manipulation, exploitation, secrecy and of ruthless, relentless human progress - progress that will impact all of us for years to come.

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""Makes the topic of AI approachable and entertaining by telling the human stories of the people building AI companies. There is never a dull moment in this gripping book' - Arvind Narayanan, Professor of Computer Science at Princeton University

""Money, power, and a bargain that may change the world frame this timely and deeply researched account of two of the biggest players in the race to AI"" - Gary Marcus, author of Taming Silicon Valley and Professor Emeritus at New York University

By: Parmy Olson
Imprint: Macmillan Business
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 242mm, Width: 164mm, Spine: 30mm
Weight: 542g
ISBN: 9781035038220
ISBN 10: 1035038226
Pages: 336
Publication Date: 10 December 2024
Recommended Age: From 18 years
Audience: General/trade , College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , ELT Advanced , Primary
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Forthcoming

Author Website: https://twitter.com/parmy

Parmy Olson is a technology columnist with Bloomberg covering artificial intelligence, social media and tech regulation. She has written about the evolution of AI since 2016, when she covered Silicon Valley for Forbes magazine, before becoming a technology reporter for The Wall Street Journal. She is the author of We Are Anonymous, a 2012 exposé of the eponymous hacker collective, and she was named by Business Insider as one of the Top 100 People in UK Tech in 2019. She has two honourable mentions for the SABEW Awards for Business Journalism for her reporting on Facebook and WhatsApp and was named Digital Journalist of the Year 2023 by PRCA, the world's largest public relations body.

Reviews for Supremacy: AI, ChatGPT and the Race That Will Change the World

A clear and compelling read about one of the most consequential races in the world – the invention of artificial general intelligence – filled with surprising and juicy details about the powerful men at the heart of it. The deep research in Supremacy reveals startling news and facts as yet unreported about two of the world’s most scrutinized companies -- Madhumita Murgia, bestselling author of Code Dependent and AI Editor for the Financial Times Supremacy makes the topic of artificial intelligence approachable and entertaining by telling the human stories of the people building AI companies. There is never a dull moment in this gripping book -- Arvind Narayanan, bestselling author of AI Snake Oil and Professor of Computer Science at Princeton University Money, power, and a [Faustian] bargain that may change the world frame this timely and deeply researched account of two of the biggest players in the race to AI -- Gary Marcus, bestselling author of Taming Silicon Valley and Professor Emeritus at New York University Parmy Olson is that rare author who writes with technological expertise about artificial intelligence without losing track of the underlying humanity informing its arrival. She’s intimately familiar with AI’s roots and reach, and she’s drawn a rich blueprint for understanding the revolution it heralds -- Timothy O'Brien, Senior Executive Editor for Bloomberg Opinion A well-researched account of the personal and corporate obsession to develop a superintelligence -- John Thornhill, reviewing for the Financial Times Artificial General Intelligence could wreak havoc...Supremacy is a compelling warning to us peons to take back control -- Nicole Kobie, reviewing for The Times It's a riveting tale, and Olson is a compelling storyteller -- Alex Wilkins, reviewing for New Scientist