Understanding AI adds writer Dan Kagan-Kans, backed by a Tarbell fellowship
binarybits · x · 2026-10-06
Timothy B. Lee announced that his newsletter Understanding AI has a new writer, Dan Kagan-Kans, supported by a fellowship from the Tarbell Center for AI Journalism (same path as previous hire Kai).
- Kagan-Kans spent a decade as managing editor of Mosaic, got hooked on AI two years ago, and has had a strong freelance run
- Notable work: "The left is missing out on AI" for Transformer, the first Hans Moravec interview in years (New York Magazine), and an analysis of the data center backlash
- He has opened video call slots to talk with readers about AI's impact on their industries
A small personnel note for AI commentary media, limited in substance.
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