Jon Christian

Jon Christian

Executive Editor

About

I'm responsible for editing, assigning, and scouting at Futurism, as well as occasionally writing for the site. That work involves keeping an eye on a wide range of narratives and issues, but over the past few years I've become increasingly interested in how AI is shaping the future of media, the web, and information itself.

My day-to-day often involves collaborating on reporting and commentary projects bylined by my colleagues, but I try to find time to do my own reporting as well; stories I've broken for Futurism have been cited by publications including the New York Times, the Washington Post, the New Yorker, Wired, Ars Technica, New York Magazine, the Columbia Journalism Review, Bloomberg, and more.

I grew up in Southern Vermont and attended Vanderbilt University. Prior to Futurism, I contributed to outlets including the Boston Globe, Vice, Wired, Slate, the Atlantic, the Outline, Ars Technica and more, and did stints in farming and food service. I currently live in Brooklyn, New York, and in my free time I enjoy pinball, word games, cycling, running, and music production.

Education

Vanderbilt University

Notable Works

Latest Stories

Balloon Pop
Updated 2.4.23, 8:18 PM EST on the byte
Footage Shows Chinese Balloon Being Shot Down
Naughty Botty
Updated 2.4.23, 3:52 PM EST on futurism
Amazing "Jailbreak" Bypasses ChatGPT's Ethics Safeguards
Bot Wreck
Updated 2.2.23, 10:03 AM EST on futurism
Red Ventures Knew Its AI Lied and Plagiarized, Deployed It at CNET Anyway
Locker Room
Updated 2.1.23, 5:13 PM EST on futurism
Leaked Messages Show How CNET's Parent Company Really Sees AI-Generated Content
Zombie Stage
Updated 2.1.23, 11:25 AM EST on futurism
CNET Sister Site Restarts AI Articles, Immediately Publishes Idiotic Error
Bot Check
Updated 1.29.23, 10:37 AM EST on futurism
CNET's Article-Writing AI Is Already Publishing Very Dumb Errors
Bot My Fault
Updated 1.25.23, 7:27 PM EST on futurism
News Site Admits AI Journalist Plagiarized and Made Stuff Up, Announces Plans to Continue Publishing Its Work Anyway
Botulism Toxin
Updated 1.23.23, 3:37 PM EST on futurism
CNET's AI Journalist Appears to Have Committed Extensive Plagiarism
Pause Patrol
Updated 1.20.23, 7:05 PM EST on futurism
CNET and Bankrate Say They're Pausing AI-Generated Articles Until Negative Headlines Stop
Futurism
Updated 1.20.23, 1:05 PM EST on futurism
CNET Secretly Used AI on Articles That Didn't Disclose That Fact, Staff Say
Petty Tyrant
Updated 12.15.22, 10:28 PM EST on futurism
Free Speech Champion Elon Musk Is Mass Suspending Twitter Accounts of Journalists Who Criticized Him
Butcher Shop
Updated 12.5.22, 8:07 PM EST on futurism
Neuralink Employees Admit Company Has Killed 1,500 Animals So Far