Supremacy (book)


Supremacy: AI, ChatGPT and the Race That Will Change the World is a 2024 book by Parmy Olson that won the Financial Times Business Book of the Year award. The book explores the story of the competition between biggest AI firms and is focusing on the rivalry between OpenAI and DeepMind. Olson, a technology journalist observer for Bloomberg, uses her experience covering AI to write book on the quick development of generative AI.
In 2024, the book won Financial Times Business Book of the Year Award.

Synopsis

The book explores the rapid development of generative artificial intelligence and fight between US and China in this field. Olson, a journalist for Bloomberg News, relies on her experience covering the technology sector to provide a profound look at the key events and personalities, shaping the AI industry. The book covers primarily the evolution of AI as a contest between various approaches towards AI on behalf of OpenAI and DeepMind.

Reviews

Financial Times: " brilliantly frames the development of artificial intelligence as a thrilling race to master the technology, build a business, and dominate the technological future."   Los Angeles Times underlines the longevity of the current AI wave issues raised in the book.The Times praises it as "compelling warning."