Over at the Verge, Tarbell Fellow Robert Hart has written about Gen Z's strong mixed feelings about AI — a technology they feel increasingly dependent upon, and increasingly anxious about.
www.theverge.com/ai-artificia...
Tarbell Fellow Aisha Down has covered OpenAI's decision to halt their plans for the Stargate UK datacentre — a substantial blow to a government that's placed AI at the core of its growth strategy.
You can read more here:
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
Writing for The Verge, Tarbell Fellow Robert Hart has covered Gemini new changes to help distressed users to reach mental health resources — following a wrongful death lawsuit alleging that the chatbot helped a man commit suicide.
www.theverge.com/ai-artificia...
For NBC, Tarbell Fellow Jared Perlo has written about a bill in the House of Representatives to limit the sale of advanced semiconductor manufacturing equipment to China — and about the associated geopolitical tensions of the ongoing AI arms race.
www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-ne...
"I have this baby on the way. Are we all doomed?"
In TIME Magazine, Tarbell Fellow Nikita Ostrovsky has covered the 'The AI Doc', a new documentary asking: is this wonderful new technology going to kill us all, and if so, what can we do about it?
time.com/article/2026...
For the Guardian, Tarbell Fellow Aisha Down and Dan Milmo have written a longform analysis of OpenAI's profit problem.
A staggering amount of money's been spent on them already — so will OpenAI turn a profit anytime soon?
Read the full story here:
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
For the South China Morning Post, Tarbell Fellow Vincent Chow looks into the obstacles that have prevented humanoid robots from having their "ChatGPT moment" — and why this might come about more quickly than people expect.
www.scmp.com/tech/article...
The White House has released its AI legislation framework, focussing on protections for children — while also calling for limits on liability for developers that it says would slow down AI development.
Read more on this from Tarbell Fellow Jared Perlo: www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-ne...
For NBC News, and alongside journalists Steve Kopack and Daniel Arkin, Tarbell Fellow Jared Perlo reports on the wider context around it.
www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-ne...
In a shocking turn, OpenAI have announced they're closing Sora, their video-production app. This also cancels out their planned billion dollar deal with Disney.
You might have seen this story about the desperate owner of a sick dog using AI to develop an entirely new cancer vaccine.
Tarbell Fellow Robert Hart's here to throw some cold water on the narrative.
You can read more here:
www.theverge.com/ai-artificia...
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AI is changing the style and substance of human writing.
For NBC News, Tarbell Fellow Jared Perlo has covered studies showing just how the use of AI is already affecting our relation to language, and possibly even the way we think.
In the LA Times, Tarbell Fellow Nilesh Christopher welcomes you to the age of AI hacking, where the right prompts can turn amateur criminals into master hackers — and he explains exactly how AI labs have failed to defend against them.
www.latimes.com/business/sto...
The ongoing feud between the Deparment of Defense and Anthropic hinges on this question: does the law allow the US government to conduct mass surveillance on Americans?
Tarbell Fellow Michelle Kim has tried to answer it for the MIT Technology Review:
www.technologyreview.com/2026/03/06/1...
Missing money, shipped chips and a 350,000% profit.
Tarbell Fellow Aisha Down has done a deep dive for the Guardian into the UK Government's AI plans and investments — and found that many of them are much shakier than they seem.
You can read more here:
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
For the Verge, Tarbell Fellow Robert Hart has covered a frightening investigation into the most popular chatbots used by teenagers, which found that they failed to reliably discourage them from planning violent attacks.
You can read more here:
www.theverge.com/ai-artificia...
For Platformer, Tarbell Fellow Ella Markianos went into the field amidst the wave of protestors against "the AI war machine", interviewing a quite colourful array of characters to find out exactly what's made them so concerned:
www.platformer.news/openai-prote...
For The Verge, Senior Tarbell Fellow Robert Hart has covered the ongoing drama between Anthropic and the US government.
It's been a profound dispute over the potential use of AI for autonomous weapons and surveillance. So where do things stand now?
www.theverge.com/ai-artificia...
For NBC News, Tarbell Fellow Jared Perlo has covered the ongoing dispute between Anthropic and the government, which has led to Anthropic offering the Pentagon the ability to use AI systems for missile defense.
www.nbcnews.com/tech/securit...
"It’s an irony not lost on Wall Street: The same force that’s fueled the tech sector’s explosive gains over the past two years is now driving investor hesitation."
Tarbell Fellow Jared Perlo has written in NBC News about how investors are facing new AI anxieties.
www.nbcnews.com/business/mar...