Nikita Ostrovsky

Nikita Ostrovsky is a reporter at TIME covering AI. He is currently supported by the Tarbell Center for AI Journalism.

Recent Articles

AI Is Learning to Do the Jobs of Doctors and Lawyers

Researchers tested AI on hundreds of high-value professional tasks and found models are improving—but not yet ready to do the jobs themselves.

By Nikita Ostrovsky

Why NVIDIA Is Buying Into Quantum Computing

Nvidia, the $4 trillion chipmaker at the center of the AI boom, is now betting on quantum computing—despite doubts about how soon the technology will pay off.

By Nikita Ostrovsky

The Future of Forecasting May Belong to AI

An AI model just cracked the top 10 in a global prediction contest, signaling how machines are reshaping the future of forecasting.

By Nikita Ostrovsky

AI Is Scheming, and Stopping It Won’t Be Easy, OpenAI Study Finds

New research finds that top AI models—including Anthropic’s Claude and OpenAI’s o3—can engage in “scheming,” or deliberately misleading humans.

By Tharin Pillay and Nikita Ostrovsky

The ‘Dead Internet’ Theory Is Spreading

Sam Altman’s comment that the internet could be “dead” echoes a once-fringe theory that bots, not humans, are now shaping the online world.

By Nikita Ostrovsky
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