Parmy Olson, a Bloomberg journalist and author of "Supremacy: AI, ChatGPT, and the Race that Will Change the World," joins the discussion on groundbreaking tech advancements. They dive into OpenAI's new reasoning model, o1, showcasing its superior capabilities. Parmy highlights the challenges businesses face in leveraging this innovation and the high stakes of AI investment. They also explore the potential for AI news avatars changing media landscapes and reflect on the contrasting journeys of AI moguls Sam Altman and Demis Hassabis.

Super recognizer Yenny Seo and other experts discuss the use of facial technology in identifying, influencing, and mimicking us. They explore ethical concerns, biases in technology, luxury services in casinos, and integrating facial expressions into technology for improved human-computer interactions.

Artificial intelligence, or “AI” – the foundation of decades of science fiction and movies – has gone mainstream. It’s here. ChatGPT, a chatbot launched in late 2022, is a free, ask-me-anything tool that can write seemingly perfect essays and accurately answer most questions users throw at it. Its AI is built atop a vast reservoir of digital information and languages. Sydney, a glitchy and trippy Microsoft chatbot, recently told a New York Times reporter that it loved him, wanted to be alive and harbored destructive impulses. It's cool. It’s disturbing. It’s empowering. It’s vaguely threatening. It challenges us to wonder whether we’ll stay in control of the bots or whether they’ll control us.  For this episode, Tim spoke with both Parmy Olson, a Bloomberg Opinion technology columnist who is an AI guru, and Tyler Cowen, a genius economist and Bloomberg columnist, to help sort through all of this.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this engaging discussion, Parmy Olson, a tech journalist and author of 'Supremacy: AI, ChatGPT, and the Race That Will Change the World,' dives into the complexities of AI's influence on society. She explores the concentration of power in tech and the need for regulatory oversight. Olson highlights the balancing act of fostering innovation while ensuring safety through new regulations. Additionally, she examines AI's transformative potential in journalism and education, emphasizing the ethical considerations that must accompany its advancement.

We think our faces are our own. But technology can use them to identify, influence and mimic us. This week, TED speakers explore the promise and peril of turning the human face into a digital tool. Guests include super recognizer Yenny Seo, Bloomberg columnist Parmy Olson, visual researcher Mike Seymour and investigative journalist Alison Killing.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy