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About

The Tarbell Center for AI Journalism is a non-profit supporting journalism about artificial intelligence.​

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We believe that for meaningful democratic oversight of AI, society needs high-quality journalism about AI systems and the companies that are building them.

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Our mission is to build a global community of expert journalists covering artificial intelligence with the scrutiny it deserves.

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Our Principles

The following principles motivate our work:
 

  • Independence. We believe that good journalism happens when it is free from commercial incentives or at the whims of billionaires. Our donors do not exert any editorial control over our work, and we do not exert any editorial control over our fellows or grantees.

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  • Journalism for good. We believe that journalism, when done well, can be a powerful force for good. We exist to help journalists achieve their goals of holding power to account and informing the public.
     

  • Truth-seeking. We believe in changing our minds and strive to impartially seek the truth. Tarbell Fellows dedicate significant time to carefully considering and reflecting on their beliefs, aiming to be guided by reason and evidence, even if they challenge preconceived notions.​

Photograph of Anna Gordon, the team's fellowship specialist. She appears to be a woman in her late 20s.

Our Team

We're a global team of journalists, educators, and non-profit professionals united by a shared vision.

A headshot of Shakeel Hashim, a journalist in residence and grants manager. He appears to be a man in his late 20s.
A headshot of Cillian Crosson, the Executive Director of the Tarbell Center. He appears to be a man in his late 20s.

Supporters

Our work is supported by a variety of foundations, charities, and individuals who share our commitment to high-quality journalism about AI (organized by lifetime giving):

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$1M+

  • Open Philanthropy

$100k - $1M

  • EA Infrastructure Fund

  • Future of Life Institute

  • Survival and Flourishing Fund

$10k - $100k

  • ACX Grants

  • AI Safety Tactical Opportunities Fund

  • Cullen O'Keefe

  • Hazel Browne

  • Robert and Virginia Shiller Foundation​

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We have also received donations of less than $10,000 from a variety of generous individual donors.

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Our donors have no editorial control over the work of Tarbell, our fellows, or our grantees. Tarbell does not accept anonymous donations greater than $10,000.

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If you're interested in supporting our work, you can donate here.

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