Parmy Olson

London

Technology Columnist at Bloomberg Opinion

Tech Columnist for @Opinion and author of 'SUPREMACY,' shortlisted for the FT Biz Book of the Year: https://t.co/E3kLkElaID

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Articles

¿Adicto a ChatGPT? Así puede recuperar su cerebro

4 days ago | bloomberglinea.com | Parmy Olson |Olivier Morin

Edison Earl brilla en su trabajo como becario de posgrado en la Arts University Bournemouth (Inglaterra). Ha generado más contenidos de marketing que nunca para su escuela y ha doblado su número de seguidores en Instagram durante los últimos siete meses. Sin embargo, le cuesta atribuirse ese mérito, ya que la aplicación ChatGPT realizó gran parte del trabajo. Durante los dos últimos años pasó de aportar ideas sobre el papel a dialogar con ChatGPT la mayor parte del día.
Parmy Olson: AI chatbots want you hooked - maybe too hooked

5 days ago | twincities.com | Parmy Olson

AI companions programmed to forge emotional bonds are no longer confined to movie scripts. They are here, operating in a regulatory Wild West. One app, Botify AI, recently drew scrutiny for featuring avatars of young actors sharing “hot photos” in sexually charged chats. The dating app Grindr, meanwhile, is developing AI boyfriends that can flirt, sext and maintain digital relationships with paid users, according to Platformer, a tech industry newsletter.
DeepSeek Busted the Myth of American AI Supremacy: Next Chapter

5 days ago | news.bloombergtax.com | Parmy Olson

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DeepSeek Punctured the Myth That Silicon Valley Could Control AI

5 days ago | bloomberg.com | Parmy Olson

In just two years, China’s open-source artificial intelligence movement allowed it to virtually close the gap with its US peers. In Supremacy: AI, ChatGPT and the Race That Will Change the World (Macmillan, 2024) Bloomberg Opinion columnist Parmy Olson described a tale of ambition, innovation and competition in Silicon Valley that fueled the growth of AI. In this Next Chapter, Olson explains how a new entrant from China turned the sector on its head. It seemed to come out of nowhere. On Jan.
Apple’s wandering eye is good for everyone but Google

6 days ago | businesstimes.com.sg | Parmy Olson

IN technology, disruption can happen slowly and then all at once. Alphabet’s Google unit is praying for the former right now. Executives at the company have been racing to stave off a decline to its bread-and-butter search business ever since ChatGPT exploded onto the scene in late 2022. Now Apple, one of Google’s most important partners in that business, has confirmed the search giant’s efforts aren’t working.
The automation of thought: how AI could stifle workplace innovation

6 days ago | techcentral.co.za | Parmy Olson

Edison Earl excels at his job as a graduate intern at Arts University Bournemouth in England. He’s produced more marketing content than ever for the school and doubled its Instagram followers in the last seven months. But he struggles to take credit, since the ChatGPT app did much of the work. In the last two years, he’s gone from brainstorming on paper to talking to ChatGPT most of the day. “Can you rewrite this e-mail for me?” he’ll ask it.
Spyware on trial: Meta's NSO victory sends shockwaves through shadowy industry

6 days ago | techcentral.co.za | Parmy Olson

I’m not usually one to cheer for Meta Platforms, a purveyor of addictive applications, but it’s difficult not to hail the seismic jolt the company just gave an even murkier world than social media: spyware. A California jury has awarded Meta’s WhatsApp US$168-million in damages after its five-year legal battle against NSO Group, an Israeli surveillance firm.
Meta's $168 Million WhatsApp Spyware Win Hurts But Won't End

6 days ago | bloomberg.com | Parmy Olson

The company’s victory against NSO Group will deter this murky industry — but won’t kill it. I’m not usually one to cheer for Meta Platforms Inc., a purveyor of addictive applications, but it’s hard not to hail the seismic jolt the company just gave an even murkier world than social media: spyware. A California jury has awarded Meta’s WhatsApp $168 million in damages after its five-year legal battle against NSO Group, an Israeli surveillance firm.
Parmy Olson: OpenAI can’t have its money both ways

1 week ago | twincities.com | Parmy Olson

Sam Altman’s reputation for spin was out in full force this week in a published “letter to employees” announcing that he was abandoning plans to turn OpenAI into a for-profit company. Instead, it will “continue to be overseen and controlled” by its nonprofit board.
Apple’s Wandering Eye Is Good for Everyone But Google

1 week ago | bloomberg.com | Parmy Olson

AI is coming for search. (Bloomberg Opinion) -- In technology, disruption can happen slowly and then all at once. Alphabet Inc.’s Google unit is praying for the former right now. Executives at the company have been racing to stave off a decline to its bread-and-butter search business ever since ChatGPT exploded onto the scene in late 2022. Now Apple Inc., one of Google’s most important partners in that business, has confirmed the search giant’s efforts aren’t working.