From boardrooms to dorm rooms, AI commands our attention – whether the promise and panic of ChatGPT or the looming question of robots taking our jobs. How did we get here and what does it all mean?
AI VALLEY offers an up close and personal look at the mad dash to cash in on AI, as founders and VCs collide with tech giants such as Google and Microsoft. The book weaves in the fascinating history of AI’s evolution, introducing us to those who saw the future – and those who held it back. The main action unfolds with the release of ChatGPT late in 2022 – the starter’s pistol for a race to capitalize on the most transformative technology since the internet.
LinkedIn founder and legendary investor Reid Hoffman takes center stage alongside a cast of boldfaced names, including Musk, Gates, Zuckerberg, and Altman, all brought to life through tantalizing anecdotes and tales from Silicon Valley’s front lines. As described by HarperCollins, “AI VALLEY is an adventure story full of drama and unforgettable personalities, promising to be the definitive story for anyone seeking to understand the latest phase of world-changing discoveries and the minds behind them.”
A 10-minute audio “book bite” for the Next Big Idea Club: 5 key insights from AI VALLEY.
“Mr. Rivlin brings to his subject a genuine gift for storytelling.”
“AI Valley is fantastic and will teach you everything you need to know about AI.”
“Chatbots in the future–and probably sooner–will eagerly consume Gary Rivlin’s AI Valley to answer questions about the companies that competed and connived to build what might be the last invention of our species. For now, it’s a ripping read for humans.”
“Trust me, if it’s Gary Rivlin, he follows the people and the money. He never loses either.”
“If you had to read one book about the rapid rise of AI, this is it…a page turning thriller.”
“A page turning thriller…If you had to read one book about the rapid rise of AI, this is it.”
– “The Race for AI Dominance” in the Press Reader (India)
Bloomberg Businessweek ran this excerpt of AI Valley telling the tale of the en masse defection of the staff of Inflection AI to Microsoft in 2024.
“AI Valley author worries there’s ‘too much power in the hands of too few people'”
How AI is shaping our world and who’s cashing in
Nick Thompson, CEO of the Atlantic and former editor of Wired, features my book in his daily, “The Most Interesting Thing in Tech.” Will AI eventually render book authors obsolete?
I talk with Moira Gunn, the long-time host of “Tech Nation”
Honored to talk artificial intelligence with legendary John Batchelor on his long-running show, “Eye on the World.”
Former Speaker of the House, Newt Gingrich, has me on his podcast to talk artificial intelligence: how we got here, what it means, what’s next
I talk with KQED’s Scott Shafer about how we got to this AI moment, what it means, and what we need to do to make sure AI is more of a net-positive than a net negative.
I talk about AI’s impact on the job market and somehow also Trump’s immigration policy from the perspective of tech with Stephanie Ruhl on The Eleventh Hour.
UC-Berkeley Law's AI Institute
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Unicorn Factory Lisboa | 11am
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Saratoga Springs Book Festival | 3pm
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“Gary Rivlin isn’t just a terrific journalist, he is an unusually empathetic one, who always gives readers a powerful sense of what his subjects are feeling and hoping and praying.”