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From Research Labs to Product Companies: AI's Transformation (with Parmy Olson)
Parmy Olson is a technology columnist at Bloomberg and the author of Supremacy, which won the 2024 Financial Times Business Book of the Year. She joins the podcast to discuss the transformation of AI companies from research labs to product businesses. We explore how funding pressures have changed company missions, the role of personalities versus innovation, the challenges faced by safety teams, and power consolidation in the industry. LINKS:- Parmy Olson on X (Twitter): https://x.com/parmy- Parmy Olson’s Bloomberg columns: https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/authors/AVYbUyZve-8/parmy-olson- Supremacy (book): https://www.panmacmillan.com/authors/parmy-olson/supremacy/9781035038244 PRODUCED BY:https://aipodcast.ing CHAPTERS:(00:00) Episode Preview(01:18) Introducing Parmy Olson(02:37) Personalities Driving AI(06:45) From Research to Products(12:45) Has the Mission Changed?(19:43) The Role of Regulators(21:44) Skepticism of AI Utopia(28:00) The Human Cost(33:48) Embracing Controversy(40:51) The Role of Journalism(41:40) Big Tech's Influence SOCIAL LINKS: Website: https://podcast.futureoflife.org Twitter (FLI): https://x.com/FLI_org Twitter (Gus): https://x.com/gusdocker LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/future-of-life-institute/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-rCCy3FQ-GItDimSR9lhzw/ Apple: https://geo.itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/id1170991978 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2Op1WO3gwVwCrYHg4eoGyP
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