Supremacy
Parmy Olson’s *Supremacy* pulls back the curtain on the high-stakes race for artificial intelligence dominance, tracing the journeys of two visionary leaders—Sam Altman of OpenAI and Demis Hassabis of DeepMind—from their unconventional childhoods to their rise as defining figures in tech. The book chronicles the creation of groundbreaking tools like ChatGPT and AlphaGo, the cutthroat battles between giants Microsoft and Google, and the internal clashes over commercialization, safety, and ethical responsibility. It exposes the tension between idealistic AI research and corporate profit motives, delves into urgent issues like algorithmic bias, deepfake risks, and eroding human cognition, and examines the growing monopoly of big tech in shaping AI’s future. Blending gripping storytelling with sharp analysis, *Supremacy* offers an unflinching look at the power struggles, moral dilemmas, and existential questions defining the next era of technology.