Winner of the Financial Times Business Book of the Year Award
Updated edition with a new preface from the author.
The astonishing story of the people fighting to control the future of generative artificial intelligence - and, therefore, the future of humanity. From award-winning journalist Parmy Olson.
Two titans of Silicon Valley, Microsoft and Google, rushed to embrace artificial intelligence. Microsoft entered a strategic partnership with OpenAI, creator of ChatGPT. Google acquired DeepMind. Together, they now had the resources of the two leading AI companies in the world - and, with it, the potential for unlimited riches.
But what is the cost of this arms race?
Who will win out between Demis Hassabis (Google DeepMind) and Sam Altman (OpenAI)?
And, as we outsource ever more to this technology, what will be left for humans to do?
Featuring a cast of larger-than-life characters, from Elon Musk and Peter Thiel to Mark Zuckerberg and Sergey Brin, Supremacy is a story of ambition, exploitation and secrecy, as gripping as any thriller.
With exclusive access to sources at the top of the industry, Supremacy is your essential guide to the history - and the future - of the greatest invention of our time.
'Astonishing' - Financial Times
'A compelling warning' - The Times
'A riveting tale . . . Olson is a compelling storyteller' - New Scientist
| ISBN: | 9781035038244 |
| Publication date: | 31st July 2025 |
| Author: | Parmy Olson |
| Publisher: | Macmillan Business an imprint of Pan Macmillan |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 352 pages |
| Primary Genre | Business and Management |
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Winner of the Financial Times Business Book of the Year Award
Updated edition with a new preface from the author.
The astonishing story of the people fighting to control the future of generative artificial intelligence - and, therefore, the future of humanity. From award-winning journalist Parmy Olson.
Two titans of Silicon Valley, Microsoft and Google, rushed to embrace artificial intelligence. Microsoft entered a strategic partnership with OpenAI, creator of ChatGPT. Google acquired DeepMind. Together, they now had the resources of the two leading AI companies in the world - and, with it, the potential for unlimited riches.
But what is the cost of this arms race?
Who will win out between Demis Hassabis (Google DeepMind) and Sam Altman (OpenAI)?
And, as we outsource ever more to this technology, what will be left for humans to do?
Featuring a cast of larger-than-life characters, from Elon Musk and Peter Thiel to Mark Zuckerberg and Sergey Brin, Supremacy is a story of ambition, exploitation and secrecy, as gripping as any thriller.
With exclusive access to sources at the top of the industry, Supremacy is your essential guide to the history - and the future - of the greatest invention of our time.
'Astonishing' - Financial Times
'A compelling warning' - The Times
'A riveting tale . . . Olson is a compelling storyteller' - New Scientist
Supremacy features in the following genres: Business and Management, Artificial intelligence, Information technology industries, Control, privacy and safety in society, Corruption in politics, government and society, Business ethics and social responsibility, Industrial applications of scientific research and technological innovation, Privacy and data protection, Data encryption
Supremacy is available in Paperback, Hardback
Supremacy was written by Parmy Olson and published by Macmillan Business an imprint of Pan Macmillan
Supremacy has 352 pages
£9.89