Business Book of the Year: Author Parmy Olson on the rise and risks of AI
Behind the Money1 Tammi 2025

Business Book of the Year: Author Parmy Olson on the rise and risks of AI

In early December, the Financial Times and Schroders selected the 2024 winner of the Best Business Book of the Year. That book is called Supremacy: AI, ChatGPT and the race that will change the world, and it’s written by tech journalist Parmy Olson. In this special episode of Behind the Money, the FT’s senior business writer Andrew Hill interviews Parmy Olson about her book and the importance of oversight as artificial intelligence becomes more intertwined with our work and society.


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For further reading:

Winner Parmy Olson on AI: ‘It’s not uncontrollable’

FT and Schroders Business Book of the Year 2024 — the shortlist

Business Book of the Year Award 2024: winners pick their favourites


Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com

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