Parmy Olson
BLOOMBERG
OpenAI’s pivot to porn is problematic – but lucrative
For all its promise to transform industries and uplift civilisation, the easiest way to commercialise artificial intelligence is still through the basest...
The US$100 billion Nvidia-OpenAI virtuous circle has an ugly side
The eye-popping partnership shows that AI’s real risk isn’t just a bursting bubble but industry consolidation that shuts out competitors
Take Sam Altman’s royal UK visit with a pinch of salt
OpenAI and Nvidia’s data-centre investments distract from how Britain and other non-US nations should forge their own paths in the AI race
AI’s path to profits is being driven by consumers
A surprisingly robust market is growing out of people finding virtual friends and playing games
ChatGPT-5 hasn’t fully fixed its most concerning problem
The new version isn’t as cold and professional as you might think. It’s still possible to get attached.
Big Tech ‘acquihiring’ is an ugly but useful trend
Meta and Google’s AI talent grab may lead to more sustainable tech companies
WhatsApp’s ‘no ads’ promise meets Meta’s reality
After a decade, Mark Zuckerberg gets a new revenue stream while a founding pledge of the chat app crumbles
Ads ruined social media; now they’re coming to AI
Chatbots are pivoting to the ad model and optimising for eyeballs, just like social media did. Remember how that turned out?
Apple’s wandering eye is good for everyone but Google
A stunning admission that search could be replaced by AI on iPhones shows the shift to chatbots is real
Tech billionaires mired in their reality-distortion fields
An explosive new memoir reveals how Meta’s leadership became trapped in mind-bending power bubbles