Hayden Field
@haydenfield.bsky.social
Senior AI reporter at The Verge.
5+ years covering the AI industry's power dynamics, societal implications & the arms race at large.
Previously: CNBC, Morning Brew, Protocol, etc.
Contact me securely on Signal: haydenfield.11
5+ years covering the AI industry's power dynamics, societal implications & the arms race at large.
Previously: CNBC, Morning Brew, Protocol, etc.
Contact me securely on Signal: haydenfield.11
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‘Shut up and focus on the mission’: Tech workers are frustrated by their companies’ silence about ICE
Across the industry, workers describe a “fear-based culture” and pressure to “fall in line.”
www.theverge.com
Amid an immigration crackdown, tech workers across the industry describe a culture of silence & fear—and trepidation over the type of future they’re helping build. Many also described an eerie lack of acknowledgment in meetings & quiet internal resistance. www.theverge.com/ai-artificia...
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“The dissent I’ve seen is like a whisper. It’s a fear-based culture right now.”
Across the industry, workers describe a ‘fear-based culture’ and pressure to ‘fall in line.‘
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Across the industry, workers describe a ‘fear-based culture’ and pressure to ‘fall in line.‘
Read more from @haydenfield.bsky.social: buff.ly/NArp66x
February 11, 2026 at 5:36 PM
“The dissent I’ve seen is like a whisper. It’s a fear-based culture right now.”
Across the industry, workers describe a ‘fear-based culture’ and pressure to ‘fall in line.‘
Read more from @haydenfield.bsky.social: buff.ly/NArp66x
Across the industry, workers describe a ‘fear-based culture’ and pressure to ‘fall in line.‘
Read more from @haydenfield.bsky.social: buff.ly/NArp66x
Had a blast returning to Vox Media's Today Explained for today's show, talking about AI scheming & the OpenClaw/Moltbook of it all. Check it out wherever you get your podcasts! www.vox.com/today-explai...
February 11, 2026 at 4:25 PM
Had a blast returning to Vox Media's Today Explained for today's show, talking about AI scheming & the OpenClaw/Moltbook of it all. Check it out wherever you get your podcasts! www.vox.com/today-explai...
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From August 2025: Imagine a radiologist is using a cutting-edge AI tool to analyze your brain scan. The scan flags a problem in your "basilar ganglia." The problem is, there's no such thing.
Read more from @haydenfield.bsky.social: www.theverge.com/health/71804...
Read more from @haydenfield.bsky.social: www.theverge.com/health/71804...
February 9, 2026 at 9:31 PM
From August 2025: Imagine a radiologist is using a cutting-edge AI tool to analyze your brain scan. The scan flags a problem in your "basilar ganglia." The problem is, there's no such thing.
Read more from @haydenfield.bsky.social: www.theverge.com/health/71804...
Read more from @haydenfield.bsky.social: www.theverge.com/health/71804...
Amid an immigration crackdown, tech workers across the industry describe a culture of silence & fear—and trepidation over the type of future they’re helping build. Many also described an eerie lack of acknowledgment in meetings & quiet internal resistance. www.theverge.com/ai-artificia...
‘Shut up and focus on the mission’: Tech workers are frustrated by their companies’ silence about ICE
Across the industry, workers describe a “fear-based culture” and pressure to “fall in line.”
www.theverge.com
February 11, 2026 at 2:01 PM
Amid an immigration crackdown, tech workers across the industry describe a culture of silence & fear—and trepidation over the type of future they’re helping build. Many also described an eerie lack of acknowledgment in meetings & quiet internal resistance. www.theverge.com/ai-artificia...
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ICE has now spent over half a BILLION dollars just on purchasing warehouses around the country to convert into detention camps.
If these mega-camps are utilized to the full capacity ICE intends, they'll be the largest prisons in the country, with little real oversight. www.ajc.com/politics/202...
If these mega-camps are utilized to the full capacity ICE intends, they'll be the largest prisons in the country, with little real oversight. www.ajc.com/politics/202...
ICE to begin detaining immigrants inside Social Circle warehouse in April
Homeland Security plans to build warehouse detention facilities in other cities being met with opposition.
www.ajc.com
February 9, 2026 at 5:56 PM
ICE has now spent over half a BILLION dollars just on purchasing warehouses around the country to convert into detention camps.
If these mega-camps are utilized to the full capacity ICE intends, they'll be the largest prisons in the country, with little real oversight. www.ajc.com/politics/202...
If these mega-camps are utilized to the full capacity ICE intends, they'll be the largest prisons in the country, with little real oversight. www.ajc.com/politics/202...
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This post appeared under this Techmeme headline:
Boris Cherny often gets recognized in public. At the bar, at the airport, in generally any public space, people want to take selfies with Claude Code's creator.
Since the holidays, Claude has gone viral across sectors. Can Anthropic prolong the hype with Opus 4.6? www.theverge.com/report/87430...
Since the holidays, Claude has gone viral across sectors. Can Anthropic prolong the hype with Opus 4.6? www.theverge.com/report/87430...
Claude has been having a moment — can it keep it up?
“Now you’re just like, ‘Here’s the magic castle. Build it.’ And it gets done.”
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February 6, 2026 at 1:57 AM
This post appeared under this Techmeme headline:
Boris Cherny often gets recognized in public. At the bar, at the airport, in generally any public space, people want to take selfies with Claude Code's creator.
Since the holidays, Claude has gone viral across sectors. Can Anthropic prolong the hype with Opus 4.6? www.theverge.com/report/87430...
Since the holidays, Claude has gone viral across sectors. Can Anthropic prolong the hype with Opus 4.6? www.theverge.com/report/87430...
Claude has been having a moment — can it keep it up?
“Now you’re just like, ‘Here’s the magic castle. Build it.’ And it gets done.”
www.theverge.com
February 5, 2026 at 6:31 PM
Boris Cherny often gets recognized in public. At the bar, at the airport, in generally any public space, people want to take selfies with Claude Code's creator.
Since the holidays, Claude has gone viral across sectors. Can Anthropic prolong the hype with Opus 4.6? www.theverge.com/report/87430...
Since the holidays, Claude has gone viral across sectors. Can Anthropic prolong the hype with Opus 4.6? www.theverge.com/report/87430...
Ordinary social networks face a constant onslaught of chatbots pretending to be human. A new social platform for AI agents, called Moltbook and designed to look a lot like Reddit, may face the opposite problem: getting clogged up by humans pretending to post as bots.
www.theverge.com/ai-artificia...
www.theverge.com/ai-artificia...
Humans are infiltrating the Reddit for AI bots
Things on the AI agent social media platform got even weirder over the weekend.
www.theverge.com
February 3, 2026 at 2:18 PM
Ordinary social networks face a constant onslaught of chatbots pretending to be human. A new social platform for AI agents, called Moltbook and designed to look a lot like Reddit, may face the opposite problem: getting clogged up by humans pretending to post as bots.
www.theverge.com/ai-artificia...
www.theverge.com/ai-artificia...
Had a great time on @cbsnews.com this morning chatting with @errolbarnett.bsky.social about AI agents & Moltbook.
February 3, 2026 at 12:41 PM
Had a great time on @cbsnews.com this morning chatting with @errolbarnett.bsky.social about AI agents & Moltbook.
when you break AI overview by asking about dog eyelids
February 2, 2026 at 7:48 PM
when you break AI overview by asking about dog eyelids
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There’s a social network for AI agents, and it’s getting weird
There’s a social network for AI agents, and it’s getting weird
A viral post asks questions about consciousness.
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January 30, 2026 at 7:20 PM
There’s a social network for AI agents, and it’s getting weird
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Here’s a transcript from my interview with Tim Cook today
I asked what he’d need to see to denounce publicly something like what we’ve witnessed in Minnesota
I asked what he’d need to see to denounce publicly something like what we’ve witnessed in Minnesota
January 29, 2026 at 11:19 PM
Here’s a transcript from my interview with Tim Cook today
I asked what he’d need to see to denounce publicly something like what we’ve witnessed in Minnesota
I asked what he’d need to see to denounce publicly something like what we’ve witnessed in Minnesota
"As I reviewed photos of protesters and tear gas in the wake of his death, I didn’t realize ... that the man millions of people had seen lying facedown on the pavement from multiple angles of eyewitness video was my childhood best friend." www.theverge.com/policy/86856...
I grew up with Alex Pretti
The kind-hearted ICU nurse shot by ICE agents was my childhood best friend.
www.theverge.com
January 27, 2026 at 4:49 PM
"As I reviewed photos of protesters and tear gas in the wake of his death, I didn’t realize ... that the man millions of people had seen lying facedown on the pavement from multiple angles of eyewitness video was my childhood best friend." www.theverge.com/policy/86856...
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Anthropic’s new Claude ‘constitution’: be helpful and honest, and don’t destroy humanity
Anthropic’s new Claude ‘constitution’: be helpful and honest, and don’t destroy humanity
The model’s new “hard constraints” prohibit child sexual abuse material, harmful cyberweapons, and more.
buff.ly
January 21, 2026 at 8:40 PM
Anthropic’s new Claude ‘constitution’: be helpful and honest, and don’t destroy humanity
a lil exclusive
www.theverge.com/ai-artificia...
www.theverge.com/ai-artificia...
An OpenAI safety research lead departed for Anthropic
Andrea Vallone has joined Anthropic’s alignment team.
www.theverge.com
January 15, 2026 at 6:53 PM
a lil exclusive
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www.theverge.com/ai-artificia...
exclusive: Mike Krieger, the Instagram co-founder who joined Anthropic 2 years ago as CPO, is changing roles to co-lead its internal incubator, the “Labs” team.
Anthropic plans to double the Labs team in the next 6 months. More on the C-suite shakeup: www.theverge.com/ai-artificia...
Anthropic plans to double the Labs team in the next 6 months. More on the C-suite shakeup: www.theverge.com/ai-artificia...
Anthropic shakes up C-suite to expand its internal incubator
Chief product officer Mike Krieger will change roles and join the “Labs” team.
www.theverge.com
January 13, 2026 at 8:33 PM
exclusive: Mike Krieger, the Instagram co-founder who joined Anthropic 2 years ago as CPO, is changing roles to co-lead its internal incubator, the “Labs” team.
Anthropic plans to double the Labs team in the next 6 months. More on the C-suite shakeup: www.theverge.com/ai-artificia...
Anthropic plans to double the Labs team in the next 6 months. More on the C-suite shakeup: www.theverge.com/ai-artificia...
Apple has spent the last year or two playing the field, reportedly considering working with OpenAI or Anthropic to support the new Siri. But in a multiyear partnership announcement worthy of a The Bachelor-style finale, Apple chose Google. Here's what that means.
www.theverge.com/ai-artificia...
www.theverge.com/ai-artificia...
What Apple and Google’s Gemini deal means for both companies
They’re putting up a united front against AI newcomers.
www.theverge.com
January 13, 2026 at 2:37 PM
Apple has spent the last year or two playing the field, reportedly considering working with OpenAI or Anthropic to support the new Siri. But in a multiyear partnership announcement worthy of a The Bachelor-style finale, Apple chose Google. Here's what that means.
www.theverge.com/ai-artificia...
www.theverge.com/ai-artificia...
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Anthropic wants you to use Claude to ‘Cowork’ in latest AI agent push
Anthropic wants you to use Claude to ‘Cowork’ in latest AI agent push
The new feature debuted today in research preview.
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January 12, 2026 at 7:40 PM
Anthropic wants you to use Claude to ‘Cowork’ in latest AI agent push
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Scenes from the anti-ICE march in New York City
Scenes from the anti-ICE march in New York City
Signs declared, “Silence is compliance,” “ICE out! Feds out!” and “ICE murders! Hands off our cities!”
buff.ly
January 9, 2026 at 8:40 PM
Scenes from the anti-ICE march in New York City
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I think @haydenfield.bsky.social's brilliant headline is all you need to know about #ChatGPTHealth: "OpenAI launches ChatGPT Health, encouraging users to connect their medical records. But it’s 'not intended for diagnosis or treatment.' "
#AI #Privacy #Wellness #DigitalHealth #EthicalAI
#AI #Privacy #Wellness #DigitalHealth #EthicalAI
OpenAI launches ChatGPT Health, encouraging users to connect their medical records
But it’s ‘not intended for diagnosis or treatment.’
www.theverge.com
January 9, 2026 at 2:32 PM
I think @haydenfield.bsky.social's brilliant headline is all you need to know about #ChatGPTHealth: "OpenAI launches ChatGPT Health, encouraging users to connect their medical records. But it’s 'not intended for diagnosis or treatment.' "
#AI #Privacy #Wellness #DigitalHealth #EthicalAI
#AI #Privacy #Wellness #DigitalHealth #EthicalAI
Lots to unpack here.
OpenAI launches ChatGPT Health, encouraging users to connect their medical records
OpenAI launches ChatGPT Health, encouraging users to connect their medical records
But it’s “not intended for diagnosis or treatment.”
buff.ly
January 7, 2026 at 8:03 PM
Lots to unpack here.
Grok began 2026 as it began 2025: under fire for its AI-generated images.
www.theverge.com/ai-artificia...
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Grok is undressing children — can the law stop it?
Sexualized AI images violate consent and boundaries, but legal consequences can be elusive.
www.theverge.com
January 6, 2026 at 8:10 PM
Grok began 2026 as it began 2025: under fire for its AI-generated images.
www.theverge.com/ai-artificia...
www.theverge.com/ai-artificia...
new: A group of tech companies & academic institutions spent tens of thousands of dollars in the past month — likely $17k to $25k — on an ad campaign against New York’s landmark AI safety bill, the RAISE Act, which may have reached 2+ million people.
www.theverge.com/ai-artificia...
www.theverge.com/ai-artificia...
New York’s landmark AI safety bill was defanged — and universities were part of the push against it
A group including Big Tech players and major universities fought against the RAISE Act, which got a last-minute rewrite.
www.theverge.com
December 23, 2025 at 9:06 PM
new: A group of tech companies & academic institutions spent tens of thousands of dollars in the past month — likely $17k to $25k — on an ad campaign against New York’s landmark AI safety bill, the RAISE Act, which may have reached 2+ million people.
www.theverge.com/ai-artificia...
www.theverge.com/ai-artificia...
Reposted by Hayden Field
Imagine a radiologist is using a cutting-edge AI tool to analyze your brain scan. The scan flags a problem in your "basilar ganglia." The problem is, there's no such thing.
Read more from @haydenfield.bsky.social: www.theverge.com/health/71804...
Read more from @haydenfield.bsky.social: www.theverge.com/health/71804...
December 21, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Imagine a radiologist is using a cutting-edge AI tool to analyze your brain scan. The scan flags a problem in your "basilar ganglia." The problem is, there's no such thing.
Read more from @haydenfield.bsky.social: www.theverge.com/health/71804...
Read more from @haydenfield.bsky.social: www.theverge.com/health/71804...
~*~it's the great AGI rebrand~*~
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AI companies are sick of their favorite buzzword — so they’re inventing new ones
AI companies are sick of their favorite buzzword.
www.theverge.com
December 18, 2025 at 1:19 PM
~*~it's the great AGI rebrand~*~
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