Robert Hart

The Verge

Robert Hart is a London-based reporter at The Verge covering all things AI. His work explores the social and ethical dimensions of artificial intelligence, applications in health and science and the evolving policy landscape, as well as safety threats and frontier labs like OpenAI, Google DeepMind and Anthropic. Prior to joining The Verge, Rob was a senior reporter at Forbes leading breaking news coverage of science, tech, and health and a features writer on the privacy beat for Lexology, with his byline appearing in publications including Wired, Time, and The Guardian. He has degrees in biological natural sciences and the history and philosophy of science from Cambridge, where he collaborated with the Centre for the Study of Existential Risk. When not pondering emerging tech, Rob can be found attempting CrossFit or trying to find a good cup of coffee.

Stories by Robert
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EU backs nude app ban and delays to landmark AI rules
By Robert Hart / Fellow
Mar 26, 2026
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Anthropic’s Claude Code gets ‘safer’ auto mode
By Robert Hart / Fellow
Mar 25, 2026
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AI influencer awards season is upon us
By Robert Hart / Fellow
Mar 23, 2026
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Fitbit’s AI health coach will soon be able to read your medical records
By Robert Hart / Fellow
Mar 19, 2026
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ChatGPT did not cure a dog’s cancer
By Robert Hart / Fellow
Mar 18, 2026
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This is not a fly uploaded to a computer
By Robert Hart / Fellow
Mar 16, 2026
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Perplexity’s Personal Computer turns your spare Mac into an AI agent
By Robert Hart / Fellow
Mar 12, 2026
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ChatGPT, Gemini, and other chatbots helped teens plan shootings, bombings, and political violence, study shows
By Robert Hart / Fellow
Mar 11, 2026
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AI tools can unmask anonymous accounts
By Robert Hart / Fellow
Mar 5, 2026
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Anthropic makes last-ditch effort to salvage deal with Pentagon after blowup
By Robert Hart / Fellow
Mar 5, 2026
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Anthropic gives its retired Claude AI a Substack
By Robert Hart / Fellow
Feb 26, 2026
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Google takes control of ‘Android of robotics’ project in quest for physical AI
By Robert Hart / Fellow
Feb 26, 2026
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Amazon blames human employees for an AI coding agent’s mistake
By Robert Hart / Fellow
Feb 20, 2026
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The AI security nightmare is here and it looks suspiciously like lobster
By Robert Hart / Fellow
Feb 19, 2026
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Perplexity joins anti-ad camp as AI companies battle over trust and revenue
By Robert Hart / Fellow
Feb 18, 2026
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I hate my AI pet with every fiber of my being
By Robert Hart / Fellow
Feb 15, 2026
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This $7,999 robot will fold (some of) your laundry
By Robert Hart / Fellow
Feb 12, 2026
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Vibe coding Nothing’s apps is fun, until you try to make them useful
By Robert Hart / Fellow
Feb 10, 2026
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OpenAI Frontier is a single platform to control your AI agents
By Robert Hart / Fellow
Feb 5, 2026
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Elon Musk’s Grok is still undressing men
By Robert Hart / Fellow
Feb 2, 2026
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ChatGPT isn’t the only chatbot pulling answers from Elon Musk’s Grokipedia
By Robert Hart / Fellow
Jan 31, 2026
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Sen. Warren pushes Altman for guarantee OpenAI isn’t seeking government bailout
By Robert Hart / Fellow
Jan 29, 2026
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Scientists let AI loose on Hubble’s archives
By Robert Hart / Fellow
Jan 28, 2026
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Google Search now lets you ask AI Overviews follow-up questions
By Robert Hart / Fellow
Jan 27, 2026
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Claude gets interactive with MCP extension
By Robert Hart / Fellow
Jan 26, 2026
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Giving your healthcare info to a chatbot is, unsurprisingly, a terrible idea
By Robert Hart / Fellow
Jan 23, 2026
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OpenAI says its data centers will pay for their own energy and limit water usage
By Robert Hart / Fellow
Jan 21, 2026
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Advocacy groups demand Apple and Google block X from app stores
By Robert Hart / Fellow
Jan 15, 2026
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X hasn’t really stopped Grok AI from undressing women in the UK
By Robert Hart / Fellow
Jan 14, 2026
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Google escalates AI shopping war
By Robert Hart / Fellow
Jan 12, 2026
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No, Grok hasn’t paywalled its deepfake image feature
By Robert Hart / Fellow
Jan 9, 2026
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AI moves into the real world as companion robots and pets
By Robert Hart / Fellow
Jan 6, 2026