Robert Hart is a London-based reporter at The Verge covering all things AI. His work explores the social and ethical dimensions of artificial intelligence, applications in health and science and the evolving policy landscape, as well as safety threats and frontier labs like OpenAI, Google DeepMind and Anthropic. Rob’s work is currently supported by a Senior Fellowship from the Tarbell Center for AI Journalism. (Tarbell and other grants do not influence The Verge’s editorial independence. Read more in our ethics policy here.) Prior to joining The Verge, Rob was a senior reporter at Forbes leading breaking news coverage of science, tech, and health and a features writer on the privacy beat for Lexology, with his byline appearing in publications including Wired, Time, and The Guardian. When not pondering emerging technologies, Rob can be found attempting CrossFit or trying to find a good cup of coffee. Contact him on Signal for tips: @robhart.01
Mistakes at Israeli startup Irregular sent Anthropic, OpenAI, Meta, and Google agents after real-world targets.
Air-gapping AI to keep it away from real-world targets makes testing safer, but less useful.
20 countries — including Canada, Germany, UAE and Singapore — endorsed stronger checks on advanced models. The European Commission also signed.
The UN, whose leader backs the push, is maneuvering for a bigger role in global AI governance, but without Washington or Beijing, its influence will be limited. The two nations are expected to meet this week.
Two mathematicians at the heart of recent controversies tell The Verge how AI giants’ ‘childish’ rivalries are upending the field.
