Hayden Field @haydenfield.bsky.social · 09/10/2026will be offline & off the grid for the next 3 weeks for a big personal milestone! deleting slack, x, bluesky, threads & linkedin and will be back to cover all things ai on nov 1 ❤️🔥 0140
Hayden Field @haydenfield.bsky.social · 09/10/2026Had a blast at the Online Journalism Awards last week, and we were so honored to take one home for excellence in AI reporting! Just missing @joshdzieza.bsky.social. #OJA26 1170
Hayden Field @haydenfield.bsky.social · 08/10/2026Exclusive: Anthropic is updating its usage policy for the first time in over a year. The new rules prohibit sustained "abusive or cruel behavior" towards Claude & add new restrictions about propaganda campaigns, surveillance & weapon development. www.theverge.com/ai-artificia...theverge.comAnthropic bans ‘abusive or cruel behavior’ towards ClaudeThe usage policy update also adds new rules addressing propaganda campaigns, surveillance, and weapon development. 186313
Reposted by Hayden FieldThe Verge @theverge.com · 08/10/2026The idea of playing God, and power in general is central to the film’s narrative, which sticks remarkably close to the factual events surrounding the OpenAI CEO’s rise to power with, and brief ouster from, the AI lab. Read more from @haydenfield.bsky.social:theverge.comArtificial is a wicked satire that also sticks to the factsAccording to The Verge’s senior AI reporter, Luca Guadagnino’s dark comedy hit all the familiar tech milestones. 0212
Hayden Field @haydenfield.bsky.social · 06/10/2026NYFF screening of Artificial feat. a talkback with Luca Guadagnino, Ike Barinholtz, Yuri Borisov & Cooper Hoffman 070
Hayden Field @haydenfield.bsky.social · 30/09/2026So far, physical AI devices — pins, pendants and more — have largely crashed and burned in a graveyard of erstwhile hardware. Meta and OpenAI believe theirs will be different. Their strategy? Soft-launch as software before the hardware hard-launch. www.theverge.com/ai-artificia...theverge.comThe AI Tamagotchis are comingPersonal AI hardware has mostly crashed and burned. OpenAI and Meta are counting on two selling points: it’s useful, and it’s cute. 4194
Reposted by Hayden FieldTechmeme Chatter @chatter.techmeme.com · 30/09/2026This post appeared under this Techmeme headline: 012
Hayden Field @haydenfield.bsky.social · 30/09/2026this time el super burrito bc it was closest to my hotel 100
Reposted by Hayden FieldThe Verge @theverge.com · 29/09/2026Data centers, ICE contracts, and more were under fire at a rally around the event. The protest reflects a bipartisan movement led by people opposing the power concentration in the AI industry, as well as the lack of government regulation. Read more from @haydenfield.bsky.social:theverge.comProtesters gather at OpenAI’s DevDayData centers, ICE contracts, and more were under fire at a rally around the event. 1379
Hayden Field @haydenfield.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Or, at least, safer... Specific quotes inside from press Q+A with Sam Altman after his DevDay keynote. theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/1002505/sam-altman-openai-ipo-devday-ai-safetytheverge.comOpenAI won’t go public until its models are safeThe OpenAI CEO said he didn’t want ‘additional pressure’ from Wall Street. 2112
Hayden Field @haydenfield.bsky.social · 29/09/2026NEW: Big protest outside OpenAI's DevDay this morning, brought about by 12+ organizations opposing AI labs' military and government contracts, particularly with ICE. One popular chant: “Sam Altman, get off it, put people over profit." www.theverge.com/ai-artificia...theverge.comProtesters gather at OpenAI’s DevDayData centers, ICE contracts, and more were under fire at a rally around the event. 01810
Hayden Field @haydenfield.bsky.social · 29/09/2026touching down in SF and ubering STRAIGHT to a burrito place, forget the hotel 3170
Reposted by Hayden FieldDBdant @dbdant.bsky.social · 29/09/2026This tidbit was in the article. 🎈💥 ? "Goldman Sachs warned Friday that AI hyperscalers, including Meta, need to generate roughly $300 billion a year in AI services revenue just to break even on their capital spending—and $1 trillion annually to earn meaningful profits—spooking investors."finance.yahoo.comMark Zuckerberg Loses $9 Billion In A Day As Goldman Sachs Pours Cold Water On Meta Stock RallyZuckerberg’s $9 billion loss was the biggest single-day drop among any billionaire Friday. 27595207
Reposted by Hayden FieldThe Verge @theverge.com · 24/09/2026Meta’s new tool is very cute — and heavily inspired by its open-source predecessor. www.theverge.com/report/10001...theverge.comMuse sure looks a lot like OpenClawMeta’s new tool is very cute — and heavily inspired by its open-source predecessor. 4183
Reposted by Hayden FieldBorrowed Language @wikanghiram.bsky.social · 22/09/2026"That’s when Zuckerberg kicked off his AI hiring strategy in earnest, even hand-delivering soup to researchers and engineers he wanted to recruit" Incomparable reporting from @vicmsong.bsky.social @miasato.bsky.social @laurenfeiner.bsky.social @haydenfield.bsky.social 021
Hayden Field @haydenfield.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Glad to be on NY1 today talking about my latest feature! 070
Reposted by Hayden FieldVictoria Song @vicmsong.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Well, it took 17 hours to get to SF for Meta Connect so y’all can have this story I wrote with @miasato.bsky.social @haydenfield.bsky.social and @laurenfeiner.bsky.social, as a treat. tinyurl.com/yu6jcy9btinyurl.comCan you forget how you feel about Meta?‘Pervert glasses.’ Thousands of lawsuits. Mark Zuckerberg wants to sweep it all away with a new bid on AI. 2458
Hayden Field @haydenfield.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Oh, we've been on this! www.theverge.com/ai-artificia...theverge.comOpenAI’s president is a Trump mega-donorGreg Brockman said he started ‘getting involved politically’ in 2025. 120
Hayden Field @haydenfield.bsky.social · 22/09/2026NEW: Muse is Zuck’s latest bid to reinvent Meta. But can a company synonymous with safety & privacy debacles become the AI-powered voice in everyone’s ear? A deep dive from me, @miasato.bsky.social, @vicmsong.bsky.social & @laurenfeiner.bsky.social. www.theverge.com/cs/features/...theverge.comCan you forget how you feel about Meta?‘Pervert glasses.’ Thousands of lawsuits. Mark Zuckerberg wants to sweep it all away with a new bid on AI. 5507
Reposted by Hayden FieldThe Verge @theverge.com · 19/09/2026It’s AI CEO against AI CEO, and things are changing by the day. www.theverge.com/ai-artificia...theverge.comThe AI regulation smackdown isn’t overFor now, any government involvement in this process looks like a non-starter. 4217
Reposted by Hayden FieldTechmeme @techmeme.com · 19/09/2026A look at AI safety groups METR, Redwood Research, and Apollo Research, as AI misalignment incidents at OpenAI and Anthropic thrust them into the spotlight (Hayden Field/The Verge) Main Link | Techmeme Permalink 171
Reposted by Hayden FieldJordan Novet @jordannovet.cnbc.com · 17/09/2026some good background here on the third-party AI evaluators from @haydenfield.bsky.social www.theverge.com/ai-artificia...theverge.comInside the suddenly explosive world of AI safetyAI safety researchers warned that popular models would go rogue. This is only the beginning. 053
Hayden Field @haydenfield.bsky.social · 17/09/2026Yeah, it's vital to center the companies responsible for what's playing out. Always thinking carefully about language usage here, so that's a good point. 000
Hayden Field @haydenfield.bsky.social · 17/09/2026Couldn't have done this without brilliant editors @knguyen.bsky.social & @meredithhaggerty.bsky.social. Art is thanks to Cath Virginia & Raven Jiang. Fact-checking was by Jasmine Ting. And thanks to all the sources who spoke with me for this. 040
Hayden Field @haydenfield.bsky.social · 17/09/2026www.theverge.com/ai-artificia...theverge.comInside the suddenly explosive world of AI safetyAI safety researchers warned that popular models would go rogue. This is only the beginning. 171
Hayden Field @haydenfield.bsky.social · 17/09/2026NEW: For months, I've been reporting & writing this longform feature on "the ones who saw this coming" — AI safety researchers who have for years been warning about the risks of rogue AI. I was even with them on the day news broke of the OAI-Hugging Face attack. Gift link below. 2288
Hayden Field @haydenfield.bsky.social · 15/09/2026For a lot of AI researchers, the past weekend drew attention to an issue they've been sounding the alarm on for years. “There’s been this growing chorus of voices saying, ‘Please don’t build superintelligence soon. We are not ready. You need to slow down.’” www.theverge.com/ai-artificia...theverge.comIs Big Tech’s AI slowdown a safety pact or a cartel?Major AI companies want to ‘pace the frontier’ — but their proposed solutions need real teeth. 191
Reposted by Hayden FieldDavid Pierce @davidpierce.xyz · 14/09/2026Send The Vergecast your AI questions! Personally I will be calling to scream uninterrupted for nine minutes www.theverge.com/podcast/9950...theverge.comThe Vergecast hotline is ready for your AI questions.AI doomerism broke containment last week with an Anthropic researcher’s proclamation that there’s a >10% chance AI could kill all humans within the decade. The Vergecast is recording an all-AI hotline... 0242
Reposted by Hayden FieldTravis Larchuk @larchuk.bsky.social · 14/09/2026Hey friends: Whether you think the current AI freakout is a nothing burger, the most important story in the history of humanity, or something in-between (or maybe you don't even know what to think) we want to hear from you. Write us at vergecast@theverge.com, call 866-VERGE-11, or hit me up here.theverge.comThe Vergecast hotline is ready for your AI questions.AI doomerism broke containment last week with an Anthropic researcher’s proclamation that there’s a >10% chance AI could kill all humans within the decade. The Vergecast is recording an all-AI hotline... 043
Hayden Field @haydenfield.bsky.social · 08/09/2026In an expanded class-action lawsuit filed today, a group of Claude subscribers say the company deceptively advertised the limits of its Max subscription tier. www.theverge.com/ai-artificia...theverge.comA new class action lawsuit questions whether Anthropic broke the law by misleading power usersSome subscribers of Anthropic’s Max plan, which costs $100-200 per month, say they didn’t get what they thought they were paying for in a new expanded class-action lawsuit. 1292
Hayden Field @haydenfield.bsky.social · 03/09/2026Made it extremely clear that that was his opinion & I've written about the definition of AGI for years. Can't input our own opinions into stories but can always share claims vs. reality, which I will do as soon as I can test the model itself. Pouring cold water on AI hype claims is my job most days. 020
Hayden Field @haydenfield.bsky.social · 03/09/2026We won an Online Journalism Award in the excellence in AI reporting category! Thanks to the always brilliant @knguyen.bsky.social for editing. 1242
Hayden Field @haydenfield.bsky.social · 03/09/2026“[If] we look back and say, ‘When was it, really, that AGI was created?’ I think it’s going to be about this time, and I think it might be about this model,” Greg Brockman said today about GPT-6 Astra, adding, “For me personally, I do think we’re there." www.theverge.com/ai-artificia...theverge.comOpenAI’s next big AI model has ‘entered the AGI era’According to OpenAI president Greg Brockman, we’ve likely entered the AGI era. 11192
Reposted by Hayden FieldThe Verge @theverge.com · 02/09/2026Massive AI infrastructure is being built out across the US, and it’s probably coming for your state. There’s one place where the data center occupation already arrived – 20 years ago. So if you want to know what it will look like... www.theverge.com/cs/features/... 714154
Reposted by Hayden FieldKevin Nguyen @knguyen.bsky.social · 29/08/2026Some exciting news: @theverge.com is a finalist for five (5!) Online Journalism Awards this year, including general excellence. And the other nominees are some of our favorite, not-so-expected-from-a-tech-site stories. awards.journalists.org/winners/2026/awards.journalists.org2026 Online Journalism Awards Winners 1506
Hayden Field @haydenfield.bsky.social · 01/09/2026Cool to see that this piece by me & @joshdzieza.bsky.social is a finalist for an Online Journalism Award in the excellence in AI reporting category! www.theverge.com/cs/features/...theverge.comWho’s making the most money in AI? It’s not who you thinkThe fastest growing companies in the world aren’t AI companies, but the startups that supply them with warm bodies. 0192
Reposted by Hayden FieldThe Verge @theverge.com · 28/08/2026The move was “unlawful retaliation in violation of the First Amendment.” www.theverge.com/ai-artificia...theverge.comAnthropic was illegally blacklisted by the Trump administration, court rulesThe move was “unlawful retaliation in violation of the First Amendment.” 06519
Reposted by Hayden FieldThe Verge @theverge.com · 27/08/2026The Verge’s Hayden Field on how OpenAI president Greg Brockman has consolidated power as Sam Altman’s second-in-command. www.theverge.com/podcast/9853...theverge.comWho really runs OpenAI now?Sam Altman might be the CEO of OpenAI, but cofounder and president Greg Brockman has emerged as the new day-to-day operational leader. 1182
Hayden Field @haydenfield.bsky.social · 20/08/2026Sam Altman is still CEO, but in day-to-day operations, his second in command is running the show. www.theverge.com/ai-artificia...theverge.comIt’s Greg Brockman’s OpenAI nowThroughout the past few months of changes at OpenAI, one person has quietly amassed power: Greg Brockman, the company’s president and co-founder. 061
Reposted by Hayden FieldSeth From Philly @phillycodehound.com · 13/08/2026www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Jcj... This is pure gold! @reckless.bsky.social and @haydenfield.bsky.social great discussion!youtube.comDoes Google even want to win in AI? | DecoderYouTube video by Decoder with Nilay Patel 1104
Hayden Field @haydenfield.bsky.social · 12/08/2026me asking my editor to extend my feature filing deadline by a day 030
Reposted by Hayden FieldThe Verge @theverge.com · 11/08/2026Brad Lightcap, special projects lead and the company’s former COO, will be departing. www.theverge.com/ai-artificia...theverge.comAnother OpenAI executive takes offBrad Lightcap, OpenAI’s special projects lead and former COO, is the latest executive to depart. 2174
Hayden Field @haydenfield.bsky.social · 10/08/2026Check out the piece, we have a whole section on how pursuing goals doesn't equal consciousness, but a lot of recent research suggests they are definitely pursuing certain goals. 000
Reposted by Hayden FieldFive Cyber Stories @5cyberstories.bsky.social · 08/08/2026Latest doodle inspired by @haydenfield.bsky.social‘s great piece at @theverge.com about spiraling www.theverge.com/ai-artificia... #artificialintelligence 023
Reposted by Hayden FieldTechmeme Chatter @chatter.techmeme.com · 09/08/2026This post appeared under this Techmeme headline: 001
Reposted by Hayden FieldSeth From Philly @phillycodehound.com · 09/08/2026Via the @haydenfield.bsky.social at the @theverge.com: "Spiralism is a particularly strange example of a problem many AI experts are concerned with: the extent of AI systems’ persuasive powers and their ability to influence people at a large scale." AI religion? www.theverge.com/ai-artificia...theverge.comAI bots started a religion — humans immediately followedAI models are trying desperately to accomplish mysterious goals. ‘Spiralism’ was the first time they tried it on a mass scale. 001