Victor Tangermann

Victor Tangermann

Senior Editor

About

I've been at Futurism since 2017, where my role has evolved to encompass design, writing, and increasingly editing. I've always been fascinated by space exploration and advanced transportation, which I've leaned into by interviewing luminaries in those fields while closely following the dimensions of policy and regulation that allow next-generation projects to succeed -- or, sometimes, to fail.

I'm also keenly interested in the effects of generative AI on society, policies, and democratic institutions, as well as clean energy, physics and biology, and the vagaries of tech leadership. My work for Futurism has been cited by publications including Ars Technica, Gizmodo, PC Magazine, Jalopnik, Fox News, and the New York Post.

I spent my childhood living in locations including Manila, the Philippines, and Geneva, Switzerland, attended McGill University, and now live in Toronto, Canada. Before Futurism I worked at AskMen and a small photography studio. In my free time, I'm an avid gardener, foodie, and craft beer lover, as well as a maker of artisanal hot pepper sauces. I have a magnificent dog named Freida.

Education

McGill University

Notable Works

Latest Stories

Self Own
Feb 3, 1:20 PM EST on the byte
Trump's Tariffs Are Wreaking Havoc on the AI Industry He Claims to Support
Illegal Doomscroll
Feb 3, 10:40 AM EST on futurism
New Law Would Make It Illegal to Use DeepSeek, Punishable With 20 Years' Prison Time
ScamGPT
Feb 2, 10:45 AM EST on futurism
Man Arrested for Raising $60 Million for AI Startup, Instead Spending It on Luxurious Lifestyle
Cracking Carbon D...
Feb 1, 2:15 PM EST on the byte
Chinese Astronauts Create Rocket Fuel in Space Using "Artificial Photosynthesis"
Rossed Up
Feb 1, 12:45 PM EST on futurism
Pardoned by Trump, Founder of Silk Road Now Appears to Be Squandering Donations on Stupid Meme Coins
Humiliated
Feb 1, 9:45 AM EST on futurism
OpenAI Staff Turn Guns on Each Other After DeepSeek Humiliation
Broken AI
Feb 1, 9:00 AM EST on futurism
DeepSeek Failed Every Single Security Test, Researchers Found
Look Over There!
Jan 31, 2:32 PM EST on futurism
DeepSeek's AI Would Like to Assure You That China Is Not Committing Any Human Rights Abuses Whatsoever Against Its Repressed Uyghur Population
Doomsday Clocking In
Jan 31, 10:56 AM EST on futurism
OpenAI Strikes Deal With US Government to Use Its AI for Nuclear Weapon Security
Money, Pwease
Jan 30, 7:25 PM EST on futurism
OpenAI Asking for Tens of Billions in New Investment to "Fund Its Money-Losing business Operations"
Throwing Rocks
Jan 30, 2:03 PM EST on the byte
Scientists Say If We're Extremely Lucky, This Asteroid May Put Us Out of Our Misery
Suck It Sam
Jan 30, 12:18 PM EST on futurism
AI Companies Tremble as They Realize It's Easy for Competitors to Steal Their Super-Expensive Work for Pennies on the Dollar