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Harry Booth

London
As seen in: TIME, Yahoo News Malaysia, Yahoo News UK, Yahoo Singapore, Aol, Yahoo, Magzter Inc.
Covers:  Artificial intelligence, emerging technology, philanthropy
Reporter @TIME covering frontier AI companies. London bureau. Moving to the Bay in 2027. Signal: harry_booth.84 Ex-Tarbell fellow (May 2024 - Feb 2025)

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Harry Booth is a journalist covering frontier AI companies for TIME magazine. He is based in TIME's London bureau, moving to San Francisco in January 2027.

Since joining TIME in 2024, he has contributed to several of the magazine's flagship editorial projects, including several cover stories, as well as TIME100 Most Influential People in AI, Philanthropy, and Climate.

His reporting has been cited by the world's most-cited scientist Yoshua Bengio, Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei, CNN, Vice, TechCru…

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The Most Disruptive Company in the World

The Most Disruptive Company in the World

How the Claude creator's battle with the Pentagon became a fight for its future.

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U.S. Withholds Support From Global AI Safety Report

U.S. Withholds Support From Global AI Safety Report

The second International AI Safety Report was published Feb. 3, ahead of the AI Impact Summit. This year, the…

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What the Numbers Show About AI's Harms

What the Numbers Show About AI's Harms

Incidents arising from use of the technology, such as deepfake-enabled scams and chatbot-induced delusions ha…

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Jimmy Wales Doesn't Think Grokipedia Will Be 'Anything Like Wikipedia'

Jimmy Wales Doesn't Think Grokipedia Will Be 'Anything Like Wikipedia'

Wikipedia's co-founder on Elon Musk's Grokipedia, the debate over bias on Wikipedia, and rebuilding trust in …

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Why the AI Industry Is Betting on Fusion Energy

Why the AI Industry Is Betting on Fusion Energy

Once a government-led pursuit, nuclear fusion is now a private-capital race, much of it financed by the same …

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Exclusive: 60 U.K. Lawmakers Accuse Google of Breaking AI Safety Pledge

Exclusive: 60 U.K. Lawmakers Accuse Google of Breaking AI Safety Pledge

Exclusive: The group warns that Google's release of Gemini 2.5 Pro without accompanying safety testing detail…

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Meta’s Muse AI Agent Is Building a Dossier On You Original

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By Harry Booth
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Twice a week · Essential insights into the unfolding AI revolution. Something went wrong. Try again. Thank you for signing up! Muse, the popular new AI personal assistant from Meta, is building continuously updated dossiers on its 4 million users, focusing on who matters to you, what you desire, and what kind of nudges shape your behavior, a TIME analysis of Muse’s internal instructions found.
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Cristina Etcheberry Is on the 2026 TIME100 Next

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By Harry Booth
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by Follow this author to personalize your feed and get instant alerts. Go to your personalized feed WHY FOLLOW? Custom Feed: See the stories that matter most to you. Smart Alerts: Get notified about major news as it happens. Booth is a reporter at TIME. Cristián Carvallo—El Mercurio Cristina Etcheberry is helping businesses across Latin America collect recurring payments without friction.
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The Narrow Path to a Xi-Trump AI Deal Original

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By Charlie Campbell Verified, Harry Booth
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When Donald Trump arrived in Beijing in May, Xi Jinping was already on the offensive. The Chinese leader wasted zero time in rebuking his U.S. counterpart over arms sales to Taiwan directly warning that simmering tensions over the self-ruling island could ultimately cause the superpowers to “enter into conflict.” Trump acquiesced.
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What does it mean to be a journalist?

To follow your curiosity, ask the hard questions, and share what you learn with your audience with honesty and humility.

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Why did you become a journalist?

Because I believe in journalism to hold power to account, and for quality information to help society navigate immense challenges.