Maggie Harrison Dupré

Maggie Harrison Dupré

Senior Staff Writer

About

At Futurism, I've reported extensively on the rise of AI as a cultural and business force shaping the media industry, and more broadly how those dynamics are changing how we all consume and share information and relate to one another. I'm also fascinated by public health policy and ethics, the role of emerging tech in politics and governance — and the powerful people and forces at those intersections — climate change, and the environment.

My investigation on Sports Illustrated's use of AI-generated authors with fictional biographies won a 2024 Mirror Award for "Best Story on Media Coverage of Artificial Intelligence in Journalism and the Media" from Syracuse University's SI Newhouse School, I contributed to Niemen Lab's 2025 Predictions for Journalism series, and I've discussed my work for Futurism during appearances on NPR, CNN, the BBC, the CBC, and more.

I grew up in rural Pennsylvania and attended the University of Massachusetts Amherst, where I played Division I field hockey for the Minutewomen as a midfielder. Since then, I've lived in New Orleans, Louisiana and Manhattan, New York. I spend my free time running, reading, perusing archival fashion, and searching for the world’s best negroni. I also have a debonair tuxedo cat, Westley, who's named after "The Princess Bride."

Education

University of Massachusetts Amherst

Awards

Winner of 2024 Syracuse University's S.I. Newhouse School's "Best Story on Media Coverage of Artificial Intelligence in Journalism and the Media"

Notable Works

Latest Stories

Convicted
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Schoolchildren Sentenced for AI-Generating Nudes of Their Classmates
Pleading the Fifth
7.11.24, 11:27 AM EDT on futurism
Washington Post Launches AI to Answer Climate Questions, But It Won't Say Whether AI Is Bad for the Climate
Pushing and Pulling
7.10.24, 4:56 PM EDT on the byte
CNN Firing 100 Employees Amid “Strategic Push Into AI”
Press Generate
7.9.24, 3:15 PM EDT on futurism
Leak Reveals the New York Times Experimented With Using AI to Write Headlines
Dumb Shoes
7.9.24, 8:55 AM EDT on the byte
Nike Is Killing the App That Controls Its App-Controlled Self-Lacing Sneakers
What in the Bioshock
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In Fresh Hell, American Vending Machines Are Selling Bullets Using Facial Recognition
NO NO ONE LODE ME'S
7.3.24, 1:40 PM EDT on the byte
AI Has Unlocked a Level of Facebook Pandering Previously Unknown to Science
Would Rather Eat ...
7.3.24, 10:13 AM EDT on the byte
Google Is Failing to Meet Important Climate Targets so Its AI Can Tell You to Put Glue on Pizza
Freewarebies
7.1.24, 6:30 PM EDT on the byte
Microsoft CEO of AI Says It's Fine to Steal Anything on the Open Web
Virus Panic
7.1.24, 10:33 AM EDT on futurism
ChatGPT-4o Is Sending Users to a Scammy Website That Floods Your Screen With Fake Virus Warnings
Christian Soldiers
6.30.24, 3:00 PM EDT on the byte
Facebook Lunatics Are Making AI-Generated Pictures of Cops Carrying Huge Bibles Through Floods Go Viral
Running Straight ...
6.28.24, 12:44 PM EDT on the byte
People Are Using AI to Turn Memes Into Videos and It’s Low Key Terrifying