person
Ross Andersen
The Atlantic deputy editor; AI long-form features
Atlantic deputy editor whose long-form 2023 piece on Sam Altman set the template for serious mainstream coverage of AI safety questions.
current Deputy Editor, The Atlantic
Strategy positions
Existential primacymixed
Extinction/disempowerment risk overrides ordinary cost-benefitReports on AI safety in long-form. Takes existential framings seriously while interrogating their epistemic foundations.
AI safety is no longer a fringe concern. The question is whether the institutional response will catch up.
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Record last updated 2026-04-25.