***WINNER OF THE FINANCIAL TIMES AND SCHRODERS BUSINESS BOOK OF THE YEAR AWARD 2024***
'Astonishing . . . [Olson has] exclusive access to a network of high-ranking sources' -
Financial Times 'A riveting tale . . . Olson is a compelling storyteller' - New Scientist
'A compelling warning' - The Times The gripping award-winning story of the technology
that's transforming our lives. In November 2022 the world changed. Within weeks of ChatGPT
being released it was clear that our lives and our careers would never be the same again. From
award-winning journalist Parmy Olson Supremacy is the astonishing story of the race to exploit
generative AI. It unfolds between two titans of Silicon Valley Microsoft and Google as they
rush to embrace OpenAI and DeepMind the two leading AI companies and harness them for
limitless profit. Featuring a cast of larger-than-life characters including Elon Musk Demis
Hassabis Sam Altman Larry Page Sergey Brin and Peter Thiel Supremacy is a story of ambition
exploitation and secrecy. It tells of relentless technological progress and the greatest
invention in human history. And with the constant threat of competition the dangers of this
new technology are repeatedly brushed aside... 'A clear and compelling read about one of the
most consequential races in the world' - Madhumita Murgia bestselling author of Code Dependent
and AI Editor for The Financial Times
