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Shakeel is the editor of Transformer, a publication about the power and politics of transformative AI. He was previously a news editor at The Economist.
Covering foreign policy and security, and the future of international conflict | Formerly: Foreign Policy, Slate, and Vox | Bylines: New York Times, Washington Post, Atlantic, Guardian, Politico | Author of the 2018 book, "Invisible Countries"
Transformer managing editor. Previously tech editor at the The Bureau of Investigative Journalism, digital editor at New Statesman, and assistant media editor at the Guardian.
Kirsten writes about data centre power, compute governance and wider AI policy. She lives in London with her husband and two toddlers, and enjoys parkrun and Effective Altruism. Ex-Government, all views her own.
China, America, & the world taking shape. Every week, three consequential stories & a cultural discovery—plus essays connecting today’s headlines to the history behind them. By Julian Gewirtz, historian, poet, & former White House China policymaker.
Senior AI Policy Reporter at Transformer X/Bsky: @vronirwin IG/Threads: @vronwrites LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/veronica-irwin-009266112/ Signal: vronirwin.72 veronica(at)transformernews(dot)ai
I'm an ex-neuroscientist and current AI reporter at Transformer. When I'm not writing, I play bass, dance, and kiss my cats on the forehead.
Tech, policy, politics. Political editor @ The New World, Fellow @ Demos, newsletter @ techtris, PhD researcher @ UCL Laws. Latest book: The Other Pandemic – How QAnon Contaminated The World.
Journalist and author of How AI Ate the World, TikTok Boom and YouTubers. Co-host of Crashed. Often on your TV and radio
Economist researching AI's impact on junior hiring and how tasks change at King's College London and the AI Objectives Institute. Previously: Pour Demain, Transformative AI Strategy for Europe, and Windfall's Trust AI Economics Brief
Daniel Strauss is a political journalist. He has worked as political reporter for CNN, The New Republic, The Guardian, Politico, Talking Points Memo, and The Hill. His work has also appeared in New York magazine, Slate, and Vanity Fair.
Writing about economics, finance and political economy. With a dash of economic history.
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