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Emily Forlini is a Senior AI Reporter at Fortune, with a focus on leading frontier AI companies, particularly OpenAI. Reporting from Fortune’s New York City headquarters, she uncovers how these companies operate internally—and what their decisions mean for the future of work and daily life.

Emily is a frequent speaker, moderator, podcaster, and on-camera commentator. Before joining Fortune, she covered the technology industry at PCMag. She made the switch to journalism after spending six years as a technical product manager at Amazon. She holds a master’s in journalism from Northwestern University’s Medill School of Journalism and a bachelor’s degree in history from Columbia University.

Ex–OpenAI engineer accused of bugging office stays in jail as prosecutors allege Saudi ties: ‘Once he leaves, there’s no getting him back’
Law
Ex–OpenAI engineer accused of bugging office stays in jail as prosecutors allege Saudi ties: ‘Once he leaves, there’s no getting him back’
By Emily Forlini and Wen ShaoOctober 19, 2026
OpenAI discloses four more rogue incidents involving financial, medical, and government data
AI
OpenAI discloses four more rogue incidents involving financial, medical, and government data
By Emily ForliniOctober 16, 2026
Lawyer of arrested OpenAI engineer says allegations are ‘wholly out of character,’ one-way ticket to Saudi Arabia with wife and child was prebooked
Law
Lawyer of arrested OpenAI engineer says allegations are ‘wholly out of character,’ one-way ticket to Saudi Arabia with wife and child was prebooked
By Emily ForliniOctober 14, 2026
Alfozan gave an interview with video tech news publication Smashi Business.
Law
Who is Abdulrahman Alfozan? The OpenAI employee the FBI arrested is also a Saudi investor
By Emily ForliniOctober 14, 2026
FBI arrests OpenAI employee accused of planting secret recording device in conference room
Cybersecurity
FBI arrests OpenAI employee accused of planting secret recording device in conference room
By Emily ForliniOctober 13, 2026
Meta’s Muse models reach the AI frontier—and kill any hopes to ‘pace’ it
AI
Meta’s Muse models reach the AI frontier—and kill any hopes to ‘pace’ it
By Emily ForliniOctober 13, 2026
Controversy swirls over ‘abrupt’ firing of OpenAI safety team members involved in the Hugging Face hack investigation
AI
Controversy swirls over ‘abrupt’ firing of OpenAI safety team members involved in the Hugging Face hack investigation
By Emily ForliniOctober 9, 2026
Anthropic is hiring a political programs boss to oversee ‘presidential engagement’ ahead of the 2028 election
AI
Anthropic is hiring a political programs boss to oversee ‘presidential engagement’ ahead of the 2028 election
By Emily ForliniOctober 8, 2026
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AI
OpenAI’s human rights lead: What the military could do with AI ‘keeps me up at night’
By Emily ForliniOctober 6, 2026
Exclusive: OpenAI is piloting a ‘mission interview’ for job candidates
AI
Exclusive: OpenAI is piloting a ‘mission interview’ for job candidates
By Emily ForliniOctober 5, 2026
Misha Laskin, chief executive officer of Reflection AI
AI
Nvidia-backed Reflection AI unveils its first open model, Beam. Could it be America’s best chance to compete with China?
By Emily ForliniOctober 5, 2026
A Geekom Mini PC sitting on a white table against a red background.
AI
While OpenAI and Anthropic battle over data privacy, more companies look to open models and ‘sovereign AI’
By Emily ForliniOctober 5, 2026
AI ‘godfather’ Yann LeCun has ‘zero concerns’ about human extinction, says Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei is ‘deluded’
AI
AI ‘godfather’ Yann LeCun has ‘zero concerns’ about human extinction, says Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei is ‘deluded’
By Emily ForliniOctober 1, 2026
After months of ‘hell,’ an OpenAI safety researcher suggests way to prevent more rogue AI incidents
Newsletters
After months of ‘hell,’ an OpenAI safety researcher suggests way to prevent more rogue AI incidents
By Emily ForliniSeptember 29, 2026
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AI
OpenAI unveils Dots as rival to Meta’s Muse, plus a $500 monthly plan
By Emily ForliniSeptember 29, 2026
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