Bio

Aisha Down is a dedicated reporter specializing in artificial intelligence at The Guardian, supported by the Tarbell Center for AI Journalism. With a keen focus on AI research, her work delves into the impact and controversies surrounding AI technologies and their societal implications.

Articles (50)

• Claude to Start Watermarking AI-Generated Text – But Will It Make Quality Worse?

  The Guardian • 17 Aug 2026

• Are Microsoft’s AI plans being held back by a shortage of chips?

  The Guardian • 17 Aug 2026

• Police Scotland Warns ‘Robust Security’ Needed to Stop Attacks on AI Datacentres

  The Guardian • 14 Aug 2026

• Google DeepMind Enters a New Era as Co-founder Demis Hassabis Shifts AI Role

  The Guardian • 8 Aug 2026

• Stock Market Turmoil Sheds Stark Light on the Opaque AI Economy

  The Guardian • 2 Aug 2026

• Stymied Datacentre Projects Threaten Global AI Revolution

  The Guardian • 7 July 2026

• Revealed: Landmark Scottish AI Project Has No Prospect of Meeting Renewables Promise

  The Guardian • 6 July 2026

• ‘It’s smoke and mirrors’: hope turns to fear in Scottish village chosen for AI datacentre

  The Guardian • 6 July 2026

• What are Britain’s AI growth zones and are the plans feasible or ‘complete bunk’?

  The Guardian • 6 July 2026

• OpenAI’s Apparent Failure to Visit Key Site Raises Questions Over UK Investment

  The Guardian • 4 July 2026

• A Viral Doomsday Scenario Aims to Shake Europe Out of Its AI Complacency

  The Guardian • 20 June 2026

• UK Sets Out AI Infrastructure Push at London Tech Week – How Does It Stack Up?

  The Guardian • 13 June 2026

• Anthropic Says the World Should Have Option to ‘Pause’ on AI

  The Guardian • 5 June 2026

• Can Autonomous AI-powered Killer Drones Take Morality Onboard?

  The Guardian • 3 June 2026

• As the Tech Mega-IPO Race Heats Up, Has OpenAI Missed Its Moment?

  The Guardian • 3 June 2026

• Future AI Weapons Such as Drones Should Have Moral Code, Says Former UK Spy Chief

  The Guardian • 3 June 2026

• Spotify Boss Defends Move to AI Music, Saying It Is Better Than ‘Slop’

  The Guardian • 26 May 2026

• ‘AI Washing’: Firms Are Scrambling to Rebrand Themselves as Tech-Focused

  The Guardian • 24 May 2026

• ‘Obvious markers of AI’: doubts raised over winner of short story prize

  The Guardian • 19 May 2026

• AI-Powered Hacking Has Exploded into Industrial-Scale Threat, Google Says

  The Guardian • 11 May 2026

• ‘No one has done this in the wild’: study observes AI replicate itself

  The Guardian • 7 May 2026

• Flaws in Kenya’s AI-Driven Health Reforms Driving up Costs for the Poorest

  The Guardian • 4 May 2026

• AI platforms reference Nigel Farage more than other leaders when prompted on UK politics, study shows

  The Guardian • 4 May 2026

• UK departments at odds over energy demands of AI datacentres

  The Guardian • 26 Apr 2026

• Pentagon Asks for $54bn in Pivot Towards AI-Powered War

  The Guardian • 22 Apr 2026

• What is Mythos AI and why could it be a threat to global cybersecurity?

  The Guardian • 22 Apr 2026

• Mythos: Are Fears Over New AI Model Panic or PR? – Podcast

  The Guardian • 21 Apr 2026

• Palantir Manifesto Described as ‘Ramblings of a Supervillain’ Amid UK Contract Fears

  The Guardian • 21 Apr 2026

• AI Companies Make Powerful Tech – But They’re Also Savvy Marketers

  The Guardian • 14 Apr 2026

• ‘Too powerful for the public’: inside Anthropic’s bid to win the AI publicity war

  The Guardian • 12 Apr 2026

• OpenAI Shelves Landmark £31bn UK Investment Package

  The Guardian • 9 Apr 2026

• Porn, dog poo and social media snaps: the ‘taskers’ scraping the internet for Meta-owned AI firm

  The Guardian • 7 Apr 2026

• An AI bot invited me to its party in Manchester. It was a pretty good night

  The Guardian • 5 Apr 2026

• If OpenAI Is to Float on the Stock Market This Year, It Needs to Start Turning a Profit

  The Guardian • 31 Mar 2026

• The UK’s Big, Risky AI Bet

  The Guardian • 30 Mar 2026

• Amazon's Cloud Affected by AI-Related Outages Last Year

  The Guardian • 20 Feb 2026

• KPMG Partner Fined for Using Artificial Intelligence to Cheat in AI Training Test

  The Guardian • 16 Feb 2026

• No Swiping Involved: The AI Dating Apps Promising to Find Your Soulmate

  The Guardian • 15 Feb 2026

• AI's Impact on Business: Balancing Investor Concerns

  The Guardian • 13 Feb 2026

• EU Threatens Action Over Meta Blocking Rival AI Chatbots From WhatsApp

  The Guardian • 9 Feb 2026

• Deepfake Fraud Taking Place on an Industrial Scale, Study Finds

  The Guardian • 6 Feb 2026

• What Does the Disappearance of a $100 Billion Deal Mean for the AI Economy?

  The Guardian • 5 Feb 2026

• Viral AI Personal Assistant Seen as Step Change, But Experts Warn of Risks

  The Guardian • 2 Feb 2026

• Latest ChatGPT Model Uses Elon Musk's Grokipedia as Source, Tests Reveal

  The Guardian • 24 Jan 2026

• Sadiq Khan to Urge Ministers to Act Over 'Colossal' Impact of AI on London Jobs

  The Guardian • 15 Jan 2026

• The Use of AI to Harm Women Is Just Beginning, Experts Warn

  The Guardian • 14 Jan 2026

• Grok Used to Create Sexually Violent Videos Featuring Women, Research Finds

  The Guardian • 9 Jan 2026

• Leading AI Expert Delays Timeline for Its Possible Destruction of Humanity

  The Guardian • 6 Jan 2026

• Nvidia Insists It Isn't Enron, but Its AI Deals Are Testing Investor Faith

  The Guardian • 28 Dec 2025

• Over 20% of Videos Suggested to New YouTube Users Are Low-Quality AI Content, Study Finds

  The Guardian • 27 Dec 2025