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Ian Krietzberg

A visionary reporter at the forefront of his field, Ian Krietzberg covers the business of A.I. with the expert sourcing and candid insights of a practitioner—exploring the industries that large language models are transforming, the arms race to unleash superintelligence, the battle to separate fact from science fiction, and how it’s all playing out on Wall Street and in Washington.

THE LATEST ARTICLES
NEWSLETTERS
Donald Trump
Ian Krietzberg • December 16, 2025
Trump’s A.I. War on States’ Rights
The president’s new executive order is filled with directives aiming to curb states’ ability to pass A.I. regulations. But there’s little consensus on how much impact the E.O. will actually have.
Ian Krietzberg • December 11, 2025
The 7 Habits of Highly Effective A.I.s
As Americans turn to chatbots for therapy and companionship, Mark Manson is rolling out Purpose, an A.I. life coach designed to challenge users, keep track of their issues, and, hopefully, avoid the pitfalls of other platforms.
lab mouse
Ian Krietzberg • December 9, 2025
Make It Brain
One of the most promising new developments in neuroscience is the ability to digitally simulate mice brains—a technology that not only offers a glimpse into the black box of the human mind, but also how to build a better A.I.
Rohit Prasad Amazon
Ian Krietzberg • December 4, 2025
Sin City’s A.I. Evangelists
A revealing dispatch from Amazon’s annual A.I. conference, where the sideline chatter revolved around how to turn the technology into an actual, viable business product. It might sound hyperbolic, but the future of this multitrillion-dollar industry hangs on this very problem…
trump melania eclipse
Ian Krietzberg • December 2, 2025
Trump’s A.I. Moon Landing
The administration’s Genesis Mission, an unprecedented attempt at public-private A.I. development, has been speciously compared to the Manhattan Project, which ended World War II, and the Apollo program, which brought us to space. But where is the money coming from—and what, exactly, is it poised to do?
asl interpreter
Ian Krietzberg • November 25, 2025
How A.I. Broke the Sound Barrier
Over the past half-decade, Nagish has emerged as one of the more promising companies harnessing A.I. to help hearing-impaired people with speech-to-text—and soon, real-time sign language translation.
data center
Ian Krietzberg • November 20, 2025
The Kingdom & The Power
As A.I. hyperscalers and startups around the country scramble to build data center capacity, the energy demands have become increasingly untenable for overburdened utility companies.
keanu reeves
Ian Krietzberg • November 18, 2025
Hollywood’s A.I. Doppelgänger Hunters
Among the infinite challenges introduced by the A.I. boom, deepfakes and digital impersonators are among the most pernicious. Loti, an A.I. startup catering to the entertainment industry, hopes to solve the problem at scale.
Three Mile Island
Ian Krietzberg • November 13, 2025
A.I. Goes Nuclear!
In pursuit of boundless energy to meet their growth targets, A.I. hyperscalers are cutting deals and throwing resources at yet another industry moon shot: a second nuclear energy renaissance. Ironically, their own technologies might jeopardize the push.
semiconductor
Ian Krietzberg • November 11, 2025
The A.I. Underground
While the Big Five blow through trillions in pursuit of a theoretical A.I. breakthrough, smaller labs are using models that are far less energy-intensive to solve practical, real-world problems. Who needs giant L.L.M.s?
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