Parmy Olson
@parmy
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Tech Columnist for @Opinion, author of 'SUPREMACY,' Winner of FT & Schroders Biz Book of the Year 2024: https://t.co/E3kLkElaID
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Joined January 2009
Europe’s real AI problem is money — and the solution, at its most basic level, is more of it, @parmy says https://t.co/JYnW5pz7Rx
bloomberg.com
Tech giants blame zealous regulators for holding the continent back. But timid funders are the real obstacle to building world-class AI companies.
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Did Apple just score a win on encryption in the UK? Not so fast, @parmy writes
bloomberg.com
The British government can still issue more orders for tech company backdoors. Worse, it can do so in secret.
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Imagine taking a time machine back to 2001 and telling these guys that the Apprentice host will be the one to bomb Iran
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The Meta vision of AI — hologram Reelslop and AI friends keeping you company while you eat breakfast alone — is so bleak I almost can’t believe they’re saying it out loud.
"Maybe in the future, my AI girlfriend is on the other side of the screen or something." Mark Zuckerberg responds to Dwarkesh's fears of getting reward-hacked by AR.
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The AI model that shocked Silicon Valley by doing more with less might be doing too little on safety, @parmy writes https://t.co/UFRKp6Dvgk via @opinion
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The model that shocked Silicon Valley by doing more with less might be doing too little on safety. That could hurt its business prospects.
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Google, 2001: Don’t Be Evil Google, 2025: Fuck It
Google removed the pledge not to use AI for weapons or surveillance from its AI principles
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More great reader feedback. You can order a copy here if you’re in the UK: https://t.co/63CWOWxYum Or if you’re US-based:
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Supremacy: AI, ChatGPT, and the Race that Will Change the World
Really enjoying @Parmy Olson's superb book on the story (and it's quite the story, with twists and turns aplenty) of how we got to where we are with #AI. Brilliantly written with a real knack for making complex science & history readable. @OpenAI @GoogleDeepMind
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Did You Know: Extensive testing has confirmed that recycled rubber is environmentally resistant — ensuring that it remains resilient throughout the year. Recycled rubber preserves existing drainage systems and keeps surfaces safe to use after bad weather, without requiring
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Good question
Years ago, when @parmy was at WSJ and I was at Meta, she asked a product manager from the content integrity team if he thought the company was doing enough on harmful content. He replied that he was so sure of it, that he'd allow his teenage daughter to use the platform. I
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Here are six books recommended by @DaveLeeBBG, @parmy and @cathythorbecke to help you make sense of technology in 2025 (via @opinion)
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Reading and writing isn’t something to be surrendered to AI. Here are six books written by humans to give insight into a world changed rapidly by technology.
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Imo AGI is not what’s concerning. It’s the nonstop increase in capabilities that’s alarming. How is alignment possible when you look at what’s happening in the world today? The world can’t even align itself on issues. You think companies can? Whose values will it prioritize?
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When I started @ScoopDuckOn3 back in 2016, it was just me. That was it. 1 writer, no national help, a band of Duck fans helping me run it. Now we have @mtorressports @NateBish @TedontheDucks and other fantastic contributors. Furthermore, @ShannonTerry has assembled one of the
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Just had a fascinating lunch with a 22-year-old Stanford grad. Smart kid. Perfect resume. Something felt off though. He kept pausing mid-sentence, searching for words. Not complex words - basic ones. Like his brain was buffering. Finally asked if he was okay. His response
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Crazy times. My book SUPREMACY, on the consolidation of power in A.I., just won the FT and Schroders Business Book of 2024. 😳 Huge thanks to the organizers!
Parmy Olson wins FT and Schroders Business Book of the Year
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How is Big Tech handling Trump’s return to power with Elon Musk by his side? They’ve got an AI revolution to think about, after all. 🎥Tune in as @parmy and @DaveLeeBBG join @TimOBrien to discuss LIVE @ 8:30 am ET https://t.co/Vl13FHYQcT
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Two years in, ChatGPT's real benefit to humanity is still unclear, but it's been an absolute bonanza for Big Tech. GenAI hype has added $8 TRILLION to their market capitalizations since its launch. (Link in next tweet)
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Questions for anyone in the UK with kids under 13 who use TikTok: Have they been booted off the platform? How are they reacting? TikTok is apparently removing under-13's from the app to comply with the UK's Online Safety Act and I'd love to hear how that's working out for kids
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Two years in, generative AI’s value to the world is still unclear. But it’s been a bonanza for the world’s largest tech firms. @parmy explains in 8 charts https://t.co/L6abuNAGvW via @opinion
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Two years in, generative AI’s value to the world is still unclear. But these charts show that it’s been a bonanza for the largest tech firms.
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this is wild because Siri is literally a teenager; Apple had over a decade to make it decent before everyone else blew past it with conversational AI. Apple is working on a new, more conversational version of Siri to catch up to other AI assistants
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Apple Inc. is racing to develop a more conversational version of its Siri digital assistant, aiming to catch up with OpenAI’s ChatGPT and other voice services, according to people with knowledge of...
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