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Ian Krietzberg

A visionary reporter at the forefront of his field, Ian Krietzberg covers the business of A.I. with the expert sourcing and candid insights of a practitioner—exploring the industries that large language models are transforming, the arms race to unleash superintelligence, the battle to separate fact from science fiction, and how it’s all playing out on Wall Street and in Washington.

THE LATEST ARTICLES
NEWSLETTERS
Donald Trump, UAE
Ian Krietzberg • April 7, 2026
Iran’s A.I. Hostage Crisis
American tech companies have constructed dozens of data centers in the Middle East, all within striking distance of Iran. Recent attacks on A.W.S. facilities in Bahrain and the U.A.E. show how they’ve become geopolitical casualties of the U.S.–Israeli war.
Dario Amodei
Ian Krietzberg • March 31, 2026
Is Anthropic Too Big to Fail?
In the past three months, Anthropic has eclipsed OpenAI in the crucial contest of enterprise adoption. But the race to win hearts and corporate workflows is only just beginning.
Daniel Kwan, Jonathan Wang
Ian Krietzberg • March 26, 2026
A.I. Gets Its Close-Up
‘The A.I. Doc: Or How I Became an Apocaloptimist’ offers an unflinching view of the nascent industry, including its goriest and most uncertain elements. A candid chat with the producers, however, reveals an optimism often missing from the narrative.
Kathy Hochul
Ian Krietzberg • March 24, 2026
The A.I. “Hope & Change” Election
Bernie is talking to Claude, Trump wants Grok in missiles, and Kathy Hochul just wants the best of both worlds. If Silicon Valley isn’t already regretting hyping a job-obliterating third industrial revolution, the next two elections will show why the politics of A.I. are turning explosive.
Sam Altman
Ian Krietzberg • March 19, 2026
Altman’s Secret Agents
While the “agentic web” is still in its infancy, it’s already getting difficult to distinguish real users from A.I. bots. A handful of companies think they have the answer.
Persian Gulf Iran Strait of Hormuz
Ian Krietzberg • March 17, 2026
Could Iran Be A.I.’s Black Swan Event?
The Strait of Hormuz isn’t just a chokepoint for oil—it’s also a major artery for elements essential to semiconductor manufacturing. And there’s growing fear that the market gloom could leech into A.I. valuations, too.
Therapy
Ian Krietzberg • March 12, 2026
Analyze This
Limbic, a British company backed by Khosla Ventures, is working toward a future where people use A.I. to supplement their shrinks rather than rely on the tech altogether—one of the darker trends of the artificial intelligence era so far.
sam altman
Ian Krietzberg • March 10, 2026
Is ChatGPT a Dead End?
A growing number of the most decorated A.I. researchers have declared that world models, not L.L.M.s, are the key to unlocking tech’s next quantum leap. Investors are betting billions of dollars that they’re right.
Coders
Ian Krietzberg • March 5, 2026
JackSaaS
For more than a month, tech stocks have been getting obliterated over investor fears that new A.I. tools, such as Claude Code and Cowork, will diminish the vitality of the software-as-a-service business. But the panic, fueled by two fundamental misunderstandings, may be overblown.
Nvidia Jensen Huang
Ian Krietzberg • March 3, 2026
Nvidia vs. The Revenge of the Old Economy
Despite boffo earnings and investments, the Mag 7 are slightly down this year, while so-called “old economy” stocks have soared. Is this a rotation out of tech, signs of a peak, or merely a time to buy as a new sector is created?
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