Hayden Field

Hayden Field is a senior artificial intelligence reporter at The Verge, where she leads coverage of major players and developments in the AI industry. For more than six years, Field has reported on AI industry power dynamics, societal implications, and the ongoing AI arms race at outlets including CNBC, Morning Brew, Protocol, and Entrepreneur Magazine. Her work has also appeared in MIT Technology Review, WIRED UK, and other publications. Field’s career centers on breaking news and in-depth investigations in technology journalism.

At The Verge, Field covers leading AI companies such as OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, Meta, and Apple. She regularly appears on The Verge’s podcasts, including "Vergecast" and "Decoder," sharing insights on artificial intelligence trends and issues. Field has also appeared on CBS News Los Angeles, discussing topics such as GPT-5, the strengths and weaknesses of large language models, industry reactions to OpenAI’s product decisions, and broader AI industry developments. Her reporting addresses a wide range of AI’s impact, from corporate power struggles to the technology’s societal effects.

Prior to joining The Verge, Field was an AI beat reporter on CNBC’s technology team, focusing on artificial intelligence, industry power shifts, and real-world implications of emerging technologies. At CNBC, she broke market-moving stories, conducted deep investigations, and highlighted the perspectives of AI workers. Notable reporting includes an investigation into a Microsoft AI engineer’s experience with the company’s image-generator Copilot Designer and coverage of OpenAI employees’ concerns regarding company equity.

Earlier in her career, Field served as associate editor at Entrepreneur Magazine, where she wrote about technology, business, and investigative topics, hosted episodes of the podcast "How Success Happens," appeared in weekly news videos, and contributed features to the print magazine. She reported from CES and spoke on a panel at SXSW. Her first longform print piece for Entrepreneur examined the rise of vacant storefronts across the United States, based on extensive reporting and interviews. Field also reported at Protocol, covering AI and technology industry power dynamics.

Field completed an AI reporting fellowship in Washington, D.C., with the National Press Foundation, interviewing experts on AI’s impact on jobs, the economy, ethics, bias, autonomous vehicles, national strategy, healthcare, government regulation, space travel, military research, and the future of the news industry. She holds a Bachelor of Arts in Journalism and Theatre from The University of Georgia. Field’s investigative approach, deep sourcing within the AI sector, and ability to explain complex technology contribute to her role as a leading voice in artificial intelligence journalism.