Supremacy

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 TimesSupremacy 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 UniversityMoney, 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 UniversityParmy 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 – Bloomberg OpinionA well-researched account of the personal and corporate obsession to develop a superintelligence – Financial TimesCompelling…[a] warning to us peons to take back control – The TimesIt’s a riveting tale, and Olson is a compelling storyteller – New ScientistFantastic … I just couldn’t recommend it more – Fi Glover, broadcaster and journalist

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.