“The Race For AI Supremacy” – Discussion With Parmy Olson

Forbes November 8, 2024
Calum Chace

In the race to develop superintelligence — a technology that will transform the world more fundamentally than electricity or the internet — two figures stand out: Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI, and Demis Hassabis, CEO of DeepMind. Both are brilliant, ambitious, and determined to create machines that can think, reason, and learn as humans do. In her new book, “Supremacy: AI, ChatGPT, and the Race That Will Change the World”, journalist Parmy Olson explores their rivalry, and the forces shaping the future of AI. She discussed her work on the London Futurists Podcast.

“This is really about a battle for control of technology,” Olson explains, “and governance over AI’s future.” The competition between Altman and Hassabis is taking place within...

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