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 DeepMind Technologies Limited, trading as Google DeepMind or simply DeepMind, is a British–American artificial intelligence research laboratory which serves as a subsidiary of Alphabet Inc. Founded in the UK in 2010, it was acquired by Go ...

(now part of Google). Olson, a technology journalist observer for

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, 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 Generative artificial intelligence (Generative AI, GenAI, or GAI) is a subfield of artificial intelligence that uses generative models to produce text, images, videos, or other forms of data. These models Machine learning, learn the underlyin ...

and fight between USA and China in this field. Olson, a journalist for

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, 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 (acquired by Google).

Reviews

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

References

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