Brian Merchant
Tech journalist who writes the Blood in the Machine newsletter on AI, tech, and labor
Brian Merchant is a tech journalist and author who writes Blood in the Machine, a Substack newsletter of reporting and essays on AI, technology, labor, and power, named after Brian's book Blood in the Machine: The Origins of the Rebellion Against Big Tech. Brian's first book is The One Device: The Secret History of the iPhone. Brian writes reports for the AI Now Institute, and was previously the technology columnist at the Los Angeles Times and a senior editor at Motherboard.1
Work
Blood in the Machine (external site: bloodinthemachine.com)Show, channel, or publication
Newsletter of original essays, reporting, and news rundowns about big tech, automation, and AI, including the AI Killed My Job series.1
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- Technology columnist, Los Angeles Times1
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