Megan Morrone
@megmorrone.bsky.social
Journalist @axios. Writing about how AI will save/destroy the future. I live in San Francisco, but mostly I live here, on the internet. Previously: Fast Company, BBC, Protocol, Medium, Daily Tech News Show, This Week in Tech, TechTV.
Chatbots were just the starter course.
Now ChatGPT has a browser. It's a shopping mall. It's an app store. It's a social media app. It's porn.
Full story @axios: www.axios.com/2025/10/22/o...
Now ChatGPT has a browser. It's a shopping mall. It's an app store. It's a social media app. It's porn.
Full story @axios: www.axios.com/2025/10/22/o...
OpenAI's metamorphosis from chat app to tech giant
OpenAI doesn't just want ChatGPT to be the everything app — it wants to be the everything company.
www.axios.com
October 22, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Chatbots were just the starter course.
Now ChatGPT has a browser. It's a shopping mall. It's an app store. It's a social media app. It's porn.
Full story @axios: www.axios.com/2025/10/22/o...
Now ChatGPT has a browser. It's a shopping mall. It's an app store. It's a social media app. It's porn.
Full story @axios: www.axios.com/2025/10/22/o...
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I'm on The Daily today talking about my reporting on AI chatbots and how heavy users of ChatGPT can go into delusional, and sometimes tragic, spirals: www.nytimes.com/2025/09/16/p...
Also today, an OpenAI blog post from Sam Altman on "safety, freedom & privacy": openai.com/index/teen-s...
Also today, an OpenAI blog post from Sam Altman on "safety, freedom & privacy": openai.com/index/teen-s...
Trapped in a ChatGPT Spiral
www.nytimes.com
September 16, 2025 at 3:59 PM
I'm on The Daily today talking about my reporting on AI chatbots and how heavy users of ChatGPT can go into delusional, and sometimes tragic, spirals: www.nytimes.com/2025/09/16/p...
Also today, an OpenAI blog post from Sam Altman on "safety, freedom & privacy": openai.com/index/teen-s...
Also today, an OpenAI blog post from Sam Altman on "safety, freedom & privacy": openai.com/index/teen-s...
OpenAI is rolling out new ChatGPT guardrails for teens and people in distress: parental controls, crisis support, trusted contacts.
This is nearly one year after the first parent sued an AI company over a child’s suicide.
Read @axios.com → axios.com/2025/09/02/chatgpt-openai-mental-health-teens
This is nearly one year after the first parent sued an AI company over a child’s suicide.
Read @axios.com → axios.com/2025/09/02/chatgpt-openai-mental-health-teens
OpenAI outlines new mental health guardrails for ChatGPT
The company says parents will soon be able to link their accounts to those of their teens.
axios.com
September 2, 2025 at 2:06 PM
OpenAI is rolling out new ChatGPT guardrails for teens and people in distress: parental controls, crisis support, trusted contacts.
This is nearly one year after the first parent sued an AI company over a child’s suicide.
Read @axios.com → axios.com/2025/09/02/chatgpt-openai-mental-health-teens
This is nearly one year after the first parent sued an AI company over a child’s suicide.
Read @axios.com → axios.com/2025/09/02/chatgpt-openai-mental-health-teens
I want to talk to you about your kids’ K-12 new school AI policies this year. For an @axios.com story. Please share this most with anyone. I’m at Megan.Morrone@Axios
August 21, 2025 at 6:34 PM
I want to talk to you about your kids’ K-12 new school AI policies this year. For an @axios.com story. Please share this most with anyone. I’m at Megan.Morrone@Axios
I'm looking to chat with anyone who definitely would not like their next of kin to reanimate them with AI after they die...as one does.
This is for an Axios story. DM me here or megan.morrone@axios.com.
This is for an Axios story. DM me here or megan.morrone@axios.com.
August 7, 2025 at 1:56 AM
I'm looking to chat with anyone who definitely would not like their next of kin to reanimate them with AI after they die...as one does.
This is for an Axios story. DM me here or megan.morrone@axios.com.
This is for an Axios story. DM me here or megan.morrone@axios.com.
DM me about your AI job anxiety. I'm less empathetic than ChatGPT and it might be used in a story with your permission. So email if you're OK with that: megan.morrone@axios.com
July 21, 2025 at 2:12 PM
DM me about your AI job anxiety. I'm less empathetic than ChatGPT and it might be used in a story with your permission. So email if you're OK with that: megan.morrone@axios.com
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NEW data first reported by Axios:
• ChatGPT users send more than 2.5B prompts globally each day, per OpenAI
• More than 330M of those are in US
• The free version of ChatGPT is used by the vast majority of the platform's 500m weekly active users
• ChatGPT users send more than 2.5B prompts globally each day, per OpenAI
• More than 330M of those are in US
• The free version of ChatGPT is used by the vast majority of the platform's 500m weekly active users
Altman plans D.C. push to "democratize" AI economic benefits
Altman wants to continue driving debate over the effect AI will have on jobs.
www.axios.com
July 21, 2025 at 12:44 PM
NEW data first reported by Axios:
• ChatGPT users send more than 2.5B prompts globally each day, per OpenAI
• More than 330M of those are in US
• The free version of ChatGPT is used by the vast majority of the platform's 500m weekly active users
• ChatGPT users send more than 2.5B prompts globally each day, per OpenAI
• More than 330M of those are in US
• The free version of ChatGPT is used by the vast majority of the platform's 500m weekly active users
Agents. Agents. Agents. Agents.
ChatGPT Agent is out today. OpenAI says it can start and finish complex web and computing tasks without you holding its hand.
I’ll be testing it soon. In the meantime, here’s my Axios piece with the details:
www.axios.com/2025/07/17/c...
ChatGPT Agent is out today. OpenAI says it can start and finish complex web and computing tasks without you holding its hand.
I’ll be testing it soon. In the meantime, here’s my Axios piece with the details:
www.axios.com/2025/07/17/c...
New ChatGPT Agent promises to do more for you
OpenAI says its new tool can take over more of your tasks from start to finish.
www.axios.com
July 17, 2025 at 6:20 PM
Agents. Agents. Agents. Agents.
ChatGPT Agent is out today. OpenAI says it can start and finish complex web and computing tasks without you holding its hand.
I’ll be testing it soon. In the meantime, here’s my Axios piece with the details:
www.axios.com/2025/07/17/c...
ChatGPT Agent is out today. OpenAI says it can start and finish complex web and computing tasks without you holding its hand.
I’ll be testing it soon. In the meantime, here’s my Axios piece with the details:
www.axios.com/2025/07/17/c...
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CISA spent years building out its role (and brand!) as the country's go-to partner on cyber issues.
piece by piece, that work is being dismantled as workforce reductions and budget cuts hit the agency.
more from today's @axios future of cyber newsletter:
www.axios.com/2025/07/15/c...
piece by piece, that work is being dismantled as workforce reductions and budget cuts hit the agency.
more from today's @axios future of cyber newsletter:
www.axios.com/2025/07/15/c...
The top U.S. cybersecurity agency is shrinking quickly under Trump 2.0
Companies and critical infrastructure will be more vulnerable as a result, experts warn.
www.axios.com
July 15, 2025 at 7:00 PM
CISA spent years building out its role (and brand!) as the country's go-to partner on cyber issues.
piece by piece, that work is being dismantled as workforce reductions and budget cuts hit the agency.
more from today's @axios future of cyber newsletter:
www.axios.com/2025/07/15/c...
piece by piece, that work is being dismantled as workforce reductions and budget cuts hit the agency.
more from today's @axios future of cyber newsletter:
www.axios.com/2025/07/15/c...
ChatGPT’s new memory feature is here. And it raises big questions.
For @axios.com I talked with OpenAI's Christina Wadsworth Kaplan and Samir Ahmed about how memory works in ChatGPT and what it means to be remembered by a chatbot.
www.axios.com/2025/07/11/c...
For @axios.com I talked with OpenAI's Christina Wadsworth Kaplan and Samir Ahmed about how memory works in ChatGPT and what it means to be remembered by a chatbot.
www.axios.com/2025/07/11/c...
ChatGPT keeps having more memories of you
OpenAI's expanded memory feature presents thorny privacy, personalization and control dilemmas.
www.axios.com
July 11, 2025 at 5:43 PM
ChatGPT’s new memory feature is here. And it raises big questions.
For @axios.com I talked with OpenAI's Christina Wadsworth Kaplan and Samir Ahmed about how memory works in ChatGPT and what it means to be remembered by a chatbot.
www.axios.com/2025/07/11/c...
For @axios.com I talked with OpenAI's Christina Wadsworth Kaplan and Samir Ahmed about how memory works in ChatGPT and what it means to be remembered by a chatbot.
www.axios.com/2025/07/11/c...
I am a very simple woman. All I want is for AI to do my expense reports
July 1, 2025 at 10:26 PM
I am a very simple woman. All I want is for AI to do my expense reports
New @axios.com story: Upwork data shows a rise in “vibe coders” — people using AI to code without knowing how — and demand for “generalists” who can blend AI with creative skills.
www.axios.com/2025/06/30/a...
www.axios.com/2025/06/30/a...
Exclusive: The rise of the AI-savvy generalist
New data from freelance platform Upwork shows how AI is shifting skills.
www.axios.com
July 1, 2025 at 5:49 PM
New @axios.com story: Upwork data shows a rise in “vibe coders” — people using AI to code without knowing how — and demand for “generalists” who can blend AI with creative skills.
www.axios.com/2025/06/30/a...
www.axios.com/2025/06/30/a...
Anthropic just dropped new data on how folks are using Claude for emotional support.
Bots can be comforting. But they weren’t built for therapy. Thx to @miles.land & Alex Sanderford from @anthropic.com & @erictopol.bsky.social for insights. In @axios.com AI+.
www.axios.com/2025/06/26/a...
Bots can be comforting. But they weren’t built for therapy. Thx to @miles.land & Alex Sanderford from @anthropic.com & @erictopol.bsky.social for insights. In @axios.com AI+.
www.axios.com/2025/06/26/a...
Exclusive: New Anthropic report details How Claude became an emotional support bot
The research shows users grow more positive while chatting with Claude.
www.axios.com
June 26, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Anthropic just dropped new data on how folks are using Claude for emotional support.
Bots can be comforting. But they weren’t built for therapy. Thx to @miles.land & Alex Sanderford from @anthropic.com & @erictopol.bsky.social for insights. In @axios.com AI+.
www.axios.com/2025/06/26/a...
Bots can be comforting. But they weren’t built for therapy. Thx to @miles.land & Alex Sanderford from @anthropic.com & @erictopol.bsky.social for insights. In @axios.com AI+.
www.axios.com/2025/06/26/a...
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From @megmorrone.bsky.social: Trump will attend a summit next month at Carnegie Mellon -- a big win for Sen. Dave McCormick's efforts to bring AI and energy leaders together. www.axios.com/2025/06/12/t...
Scoop: Trump to headline Sen. McCormick's AI energy summit in Pittsburgh
Trump's attendance is a win for McCormick's efforts to bring AI and energy leaders together.
www.axios.com
June 12, 2025 at 9:59 PM
From @megmorrone.bsky.social: Trump will attend a summit next month at Carnegie Mellon -- a big win for Sen. Dave McCormick's efforts to bring AI and energy leaders together. www.axios.com/2025/06/12/t...
Here is your friendly reminder that LLMs are simply guessing at the next word. They're not designed to give you facts or to verify them. They don't "think," they infer. As far as I know, dogs still are unable to use Google when they've lost their socks.
June 12, 2025 at 1:43 PM
Here is your friendly reminder that LLMs are simply guessing at the next word. They're not designed to give you facts or to verify them. They don't "think," they infer. As far as I know, dogs still are unable to use Google when they've lost their socks.
I wrote for @axios.com about the executive “digital twin”: bots trained on a leader’s voice, writing, and decisions to scale their time and influence.
With insight from @levie.bsky.social, @samliang.bsky.social @jlevitt.bsky.social and @jgcarpenter.com.
Read here: www.axios.com/2025/06/10/a...
With insight from @levie.bsky.social, @samliang.bsky.social @jlevitt.bsky.social and @jgcarpenter.com.
Read here: www.axios.com/2025/06/10/a...
CEOs are scaling themselves with AI digital twins
Execs are pushing AI, but slow adoption at the top can cause workplace rifts.
www.axios.com
June 11, 2025 at 2:42 PM
I wrote for @axios.com about the executive “digital twin”: bots trained on a leader’s voice, writing, and decisions to scale their time and influence.
With insight from @levie.bsky.social, @samliang.bsky.social @jlevitt.bsky.social and @jgcarpenter.com.
Read here: www.axios.com/2025/06/10/a...
With insight from @levie.bsky.social, @samliang.bsky.social @jlevitt.bsky.social and @jgcarpenter.com.
Read here: www.axios.com/2025/06/10/a...
As far as I'm concerned this is the biggest news of the day www.axios.com/local/chicag...
Ferris Bueller's iconic vest hits the auction block
"Bueller? Bueller? Bueller?"
www.axios.com
June 5, 2025 at 11:34 PM
As far as I'm concerned this is the biggest news of the day www.axios.com/local/chicag...
I’ve been on a plane from NY to SF for the past few hours and I’ve never before wished so hard that I didn’t have wifi.
June 5, 2025 at 8:32 PM
I’ve been on a plane from NY to SF for the past few hours and I’ve never before wished so hard that I didn’t have wifi.
For @axios.com, I wrote about why AI hallucinations persist. And why tech companies aren’t doing more to fix them. (Hint: accuracy is expensive, and speed sells.)
🧵 www.axios.com/2025/06/04/f...
🧵 www.axios.com/2025/06/04/f...
AI's "making stuff up" problem won't go away
Companies are making some headway at limiting "hallucinations." The price is slower, costlier AI.
www.axios.com
June 4, 2025 at 1:02 PM
For @axios.com, I wrote about why AI hallucinations persist. And why tech companies aren’t doing more to fix them. (Hint: accuracy is expensive, and speed sells.)
🧵 www.axios.com/2025/06/04/f...
🧵 www.axios.com/2025/06/04/f...
The ChatGPT bans are gone, but the fear and secrecy stuck around.
People are using AI behind their bosses backs, and it’s a recipe for screwups.
New from me at @axios.com , with insight from Gong, Coursera, @atlassian.bsky.social, mixus and @emollick.bsky.social: www.axios.com/2025/05/29/s...
People are using AI behind their bosses backs, and it’s a recipe for screwups.
New from me at @axios.com , with insight from Gong, Coursera, @atlassian.bsky.social, mixus and @emollick.bsky.social: www.axios.com/2025/05/29/s...
Workers are hiding their use of ChatGPT and other AI
Why employees won't admit to using generative AI.
www.axios.com
May 29, 2025 at 3:04 PM
The ChatGPT bans are gone, but the fear and secrecy stuck around.
People are using AI behind their bosses backs, and it’s a recipe for screwups.
New from me at @axios.com , with insight from Gong, Coursera, @atlassian.bsky.social, mixus and @emollick.bsky.social: www.axios.com/2025/05/29/s...
People are using AI behind their bosses backs, and it’s a recipe for screwups.
New from me at @axios.com , with insight from Gong, Coursera, @atlassian.bsky.social, mixus and @emollick.bsky.social: www.axios.com/2025/05/29/s...
Brace yourselves: We've officially climbed out the other side of the uncanny valley.
There’s something eerie and also inevitable about watching an AI-generated actor wrestle with the fact that they were created by a prompt.
My latest for Axios:
www.axios.com/2025/05/23/g...
There’s something eerie and also inevitable about watching an AI-generated actor wrestle with the fact that they were created by a prompt.
My latest for Axios:
www.axios.com/2025/05/23/g...
Google's new Veo 3 AI video tool floods internet with real-looking clips
Many seem to feel this is the moment we stop being able to tell the difference between real and AI.
www.axios.com
May 23, 2025 at 1:39 PM
Brace yourselves: We've officially climbed out the other side of the uncanny valley.
There’s something eerie and also inevitable about watching an AI-generated actor wrestle with the fact that they were created by a prompt.
My latest for Axios:
www.axios.com/2025/05/23/g...
There’s something eerie and also inevitable about watching an AI-generated actor wrestle with the fact that they were created by a prompt.
My latest for Axios:
www.axios.com/2025/05/23/g...
I talked to experts about what we lose when we turn to prompts instead of people.
Story here: www.axios.com/2025/04/25/a...
Story here: www.axios.com/2025/04/25/a...
Chatbot mentoring is popular — but relying on it is risky
Workers and students who turn to AI instead of their teachers and bosses can miss out on key lessons.
www.axios.com
April 25, 2025 at 8:35 PM
I talked to experts about what we lose when we turn to prompts instead of people.
Story here: www.axios.com/2025/04/25/a...
Story here: www.axios.com/2025/04/25/a...
OpenAI's newest model "thinks" with images, per @inafried.bsky.social on @axios.com www.axios.com/2025/04/16/o...
OpenAI rolls out o3 and o4-mini
The new models are designed for better reasoning and visual understanding.
www.axios.com
April 16, 2025 at 5:03 PM
OpenAI's newest model "thinks" with images, per @inafried.bsky.social on @axios.com www.axios.com/2025/04/16/o...
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"There will be no interruption in service. All NOAA Research sites will remain online," a NOAA spokesperson told Axios Friday afternoon. www.axios.com/2025/04/04/n...
NOAA research websites slated to go dark get reprieve with contract extension
NOAA is under a mandate to slash its IT costs.
www.axios.com
April 4, 2025 at 7:36 PM
"There will be no interruption in service. All NOAA Research sites will remain online," a NOAA spokesperson told Axios Friday afternoon. www.axios.com/2025/04/04/n...
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PSA: Claude, SF's beloved albino alligator, now has a livestream — and it's giving us life. Watch: calacademy.org/learn-explore/animal-webcams/claude-cam
The webcam is sponsored by @anthropic.com — who, fittingly, also has a virtual assistant named Claude. The collab we didn't know we needed. 🐊🤝
The webcam is sponsored by @anthropic.com — who, fittingly, also has a virtual assistant named Claude. The collab we didn't know we needed. 🐊🤝
April 4, 2025 at 8:00 PM
PSA: Claude, SF's beloved albino alligator, now has a livestream — and it's giving us life. Watch: calacademy.org/learn-explore/animal-webcams/claude-cam
The webcam is sponsored by @anthropic.com — who, fittingly, also has a virtual assistant named Claude. The collab we didn't know we needed. 🐊🤝
The webcam is sponsored by @anthropic.com — who, fittingly, also has a virtual assistant named Claude. The collab we didn't know we needed. 🐊🤝