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From Research Labs to Product Companies: AI's Transformation (with Parmy Olson)

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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

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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

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Website: https://podcast.futureoflife.org

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LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/future-of-life-institute/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-rCCy3FQ-GItDimSR9lhzw/

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Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2Op1WO3gwVwCrYHg4eoGyP

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Content provided by Gus Docker and Future of Life Institute. All podcast content including episodes, graphics, and podcast descriptions are uploaded and provided directly by Gus Docker and Future of Life Institute or their podcast platform partner. If you believe someone is using your copyrighted work without your permission, you can follow the process outlined here https://player.fm/legal.

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

  continue reading

477 episodes

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