• They welcome applications from anywhere in the world, as long as the individuals qualify based on legal restrictions and compliance measures;
• Teams of journalists are very welcome to apply.

Pitches they would like to see:

• Harms from AI: How artificial intelligence is harming people around the world today, and how it might harm them in future. e.g. pieces on deepfake CSAM, cybersecurity, racial bias, and biosecurity.
• ​Investigations into frontier AI companies: What is happening inside AI companies such as OpenAI, Anthropic, Google DeepMind and Meta. e.g. concerns workers have about their employers, or practices that are silencing them.
• AI policy: Stories on AI policy developments in key regions, such as the US, EU and China, and how lobbying efforts are trying to shape policy. e.g. reporting on AI regulatory agencies and the difficulties they are facing; AI companies’ lobbying efforts; and other efforts to influence AI regulation.
• ​Explainers: Pieces that help the public understand complex topics in artificial intelligence. e.g. the difficulties of AI evaluations, or an overview of AI interpretability.
• ​Anything else: ​​We also welcome pitches on topics not listed here.

What they look for

• Experienced journalists: They expect most successful applicants to have a strong background in journalism, ideally in AI or technology reporting. Journalists with an investigative background are particularly encouraged to apply. They accept applications from both freelance and staff reporters.
• Neglected stories: They are keen to fund stories and investigations that will not otherwise be published.
• Readership: They hope grantees’ stories will be read widely, and by people with decision-making power. They encourage applicants to apply with a letter showing interest from an editor at an established publication.
• Impact: They care about stories that make a difference. They hope the stories they fund will lead to meaningful change in the world, whether that be raising awareness of an underdiscussed harm, or catalysing policy change.

Organisation: Tarbell Fellowship

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