Madhumita Murgia describes herself as an accidental tech journalist. As a biology student, Murgia studied non-human intelligence in a gray parrot named Alex before she ever focused on intelligence of the artificial variety.Now, as the Financial Times’ first-ever artificial intelligence editor, Murgia has been tasked with leading coverage on the rapidly evolving field and providing advice and expertise to other FT reporters as they “increasingly encounter stories about how AI is upending industries around the world.” In the newly created role, she’s being asked to sort the hype from the truly transformative in an industry characterized by both.
Origen: Meet the first-ever artificial intelligence editor at the Financial Times | Nieman Journalism Lab
