A front-row seat to Silicon Valley’s AI gold rush, where founders, venture capitalists, and tech titans are locked in a mad-dash race to cash in on the most transformative technology since the internet.

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Gary Rivlin is a Pulitzer Prize–winning investigative reporter and the author of eleven books, including AI Valley and Katrina: After the Flood. His work has appeared in the New York Times Magazine, Mother Jones, and Wired, among other publications. He is a two-time Gerald Loeb Award winner and former reporter for the New York Times. He lives in New York with his wife, theater director Daisy Walker, and two sons.

Favorite Articles I’ve Written

The Tug of the New-Fangled Slot Machine

I go inside a slot machine factory for the New York Times Magazine. The diabolical brilliance of this modern-day marvel that generates the bulk of any casino’s profits.

The Madness of King George

George Gilder weighs the cost of his pie-eyed tech optimism.

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