Everything you want to know about the new AI chatbots and the creators behind them are detailed in Supremacy.
The book begins with the biographies of OpenAI CEO, Sam Altman, and DeepMind CEO, Demis Hassabis. Both begin with altruistic views of saving, or at least, helping, mankind. But the massive amounts of money in Silicon Valley as well as their own egos, soon change their focus to winning the war for users. Then tech giants, Microsoft and Google, jump in with offers impossible to refuse. By November 2022 the battle is on, with very few guardrails for privacy, misinformation or even old standbys like sexism and racism. How society responds will determine our future. Will it be the utopia of Star Trek? The hell of The Terminator? Or something in between?
Supremacy is an important book to read. It doesn’t particularly push whether AI will ultimately be good or bad for society. Government, on both sides of the aisle, are concerned. However, bureaucracy moves slowly. All people should decide for themselves and this book will give them some important information to help. 5 stars!
Thanks to NetGalley and St. Martin’s Press for providing me with an advanced review copy.