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 (25)

• 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

• From Shrimp Jesus to Erotic Tractors: How Viral AI Slop Took Over the Internet

  The Guardian • 27 Dec 2025

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

  The Guardian • 27 Dec 2025

• Artificial Intelligence Research Has a Slop Problem, Academics Say: 'It's a Mess'

  The Guardian • 5 Dec 2025

• AI Could Replace 3 Million Low-Skilled Jobs in the UK by 2035, Research Finds

  The Guardian • 24 Nov 2025

• Students Fight Back Over Course at University of Staffordshire Taught by AI

  The Guardian • 19 Nov 2025

• AI Firm Claims It Stopped Chinese State-Sponsored Cyber-Attack Campaign

  The Guardian • 13 Nov 2025

• AI Tops Billboard and Spotify Charts as Synthetic Music Spreads

  The Guardian • 12 Nov 2025

• AI-Powered Nimbyism Could Grind UK Planning System to a Halt, Experts Warn

  The Guardian • 8 Nov 2025

• AI Models May Be Developing Their Own 'Survival Drive', Researchers Say

  The Guardian • 24 Oct 2025

• Detection Firm Finds 82% of Herbal Remedy Books on Amazon Likely Written by AI

  The Guardian • 21 Oct 2025

• Governments Are Spending Billions on Their Own 'Sovereign' AI Technologies

  The Guardian • 8 Oct 2025