For reporters covering AI, keeping up with story is both tough and exciting:
How NPR's team covering AI covers their increasingly important and fast moving beat.
What are they saying about AI at San Francisco Tech Week?:
Tech workers gathered in San Francisco this week to talk about the opportunities they see for their industry, their mixed feelings about AI, and the high cost of living in the Bay Area.
Ex-OpenAI safety lead David Robinson warns of 'broken' tech culture:
David Robinson is the latest tech industry employee to quit over AI safety concerns. He tells NPR's Scott Simon the "culture is broken" at OpenAI.
Kalshi taps former FBI agent to fight against money laundering:
The prediction market company says it wants to prevent its platform from being abused by criminals. The company is facing mounting pressure over market manipulation and insider trading on the site.
Fired OpenAI employees question the company's commitment to safety:
The three fired workers say OpenAI punished them for being outspoken about safety. The company disputes the claims and says they were fired over mishandling sensitive information.
OpenAI caught Russians and Iranians using ChatGPT for influence campaigns:
The company says Russian operatives used its AI chatbot to update their bosses, shedding light on influence campaigns previously not attributed to Russia.
Backlash as American tech giants look to build data centers in Australia:
Facing legal challenges and public backlash at home, American tech giants are looking abroad for new opportunities in Australia. But the reception down under may not be quite as warm as they hope.
Margaret Hamilton, whose software sent humans to the moon, dies at 90:
Hamilton was in her early thirties when she led the team of software engineers that powered NASA's Apollo missions. She later said, "There was no choice but to be pioneers."
As crypto and prediction markets expand, their regulator shrinks:
Even as the agency is tasked with drawing up new rules for crypto and prediction markets, its staffing and enforcement actions have dropped precipitously during the second Trump administration.
How 'Musk' director Alex Gibney became a critic:
A trove of documents and interviews with people close to tech billionaire Elon Musk reveal a damning picture of his rise as one of the world's richest and most powerful men.
