Nikita Ostrovsky

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

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OpenAI Removed Safeguards Before Teen's Suicide: Lawsuit

The family alleges OpenAI prioritized engagement over safety in the months before their 16-year-old son's death.

By Nikita Ostrovsky

AI Video Apps Test the Limits of Consent

As deepfakes grow more convincing, understanding how to spot and protect yourself from them has never been more essential.

By Nikita Ostrovsky

Is Sam Altman Gambling With the U.S. Economy?

Plus, why Swifties mobilized against AI

By Andrew R. Chow and Nikita Ostrovsky

Kraken Residential Flex

The rise of consumer renewable energy and electric cars has put new strain on power grids. Kraken—which spun off from parent company Octopus Energy in September—partners with utilities to predict when customers will charge their...

By Nikita Ostrovsky

Scout Gen 5

In 2017, a wildfire nearly claimed the home of Scout CEO Kia Behnia. “Our vineyard saved our house,” he says, by acting as a natural firebreak. Now his company’s flagship platform, Scout Gen 5, returns...

By Nikita Ostrovsky

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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