Gillian Tett

AI position

No x-risk mention

Coverage focuses on AI's economic and social effects, not existential risk arguments.

Why influential

Shapes market and policy expectations by interpreting economic data, corporate decisions and regulatory choices for influential professional audiences. Primary policy lanes: finance; institutions; technology; social change.

Who pays attention

Executives, diplomats, investors, policymakers, academics and international media

Work samples

• AI Has a Cargo Cult Problem

  Oct 17, 2025 · article

  FT column (syndicated) arguing the AI investment boom resembles 'cargo cult science'; cites OpenAI, Anthropic, and xAI valuations.

• Why AI could be a financial 'sludge' buster

  Jun 1, 2026 · article

  FT Opinion column on AI's potential to cut financial-industry inefficiency; found via FT Opinion social post, original FT.com URL not confirmed.

• Bosses horrified as 'AI native' graduates show shallow thinking (FT reporting)

  May 1, 2026 · article

  Tett's FT reporting (via secondary outlet) on a New York financier who found AI-native hires' thinking shallow and is now favoring humanities over STEM graduates.

• AI: The Untold Story - A Conversation with Reid Hoffman and Gillian Tett

  Jun 11, 2025 · video

  Recorded conversation/summit session (Valence 'AI & the Workforce' event) where Tett discussed AI's workplace impact with Reid Hoffman.

• Whom Do We Trust? How AI Is (Re)Shaping Our Interactions Today

  Jan 1, 2024 · video

  Public lecture on AI and trust, delivered at Santa Fe Institute / touring venues (e.g. Lensic).

AI-world contacts

• Reid Hoffman — AI entrepreneur and investor, Manas AI / LinkedIn co-founder

  • Wrote aboutdirectness unclassified — Had a recorded public conversation with Gillian Tett specifically about AI's effect on work and skills (June 2025).