Parmy Olson, Bloomberg columnist and author of Supremacy: AI, ChatGPT, and the Race That Will Change the World, is no stranger to the high-stakes drama unfolding in today’s tech landscape. From her early coverage in Silicon Valley to headline-making investigations at The Wall Street Journal, she has tracked the rise of artificial intelligence with a rare blend of rigour and clarity.
In this thought-provoking conversation with Prosper CEO Nick Perrett — recorded live at our Clerkenwell headquarters — Parmy offered a sharp and deeply informed take on the AI arms race that’s reshaping everything from geopolitics to childhood development.
The session moved beyond media narratives to explore the hidden currents driving AI development: the power plays inside Big Tech, the ethical friction between innovation and control, and the overlooked costs of algorithmic influence on society.
This is a conversation about more than just the future of technology; it’s about the kind of world we are building, and who gets to decide.