Benj Edwards

Benj Edwards currently serves as the Senior AI Reporter at Ars Technica, focusing on AI and machine learning coverage since August 2022. Prior to this, Benj originated the AI beat at Ars as an AI and Machine Learning Reporter, covering significant developments in the field. Benj has extensive freelance journalism experience, having authored over 400 features on video game and computer history for high-profile publications, as well as creating more than 300 web slideshows. As Editor-in-Chief at Vintage Computing and Gaming, Benj pioneered online digitized historical materials and published noteworthy interviews. Previous roles also include Associate Editor and Staff Writer at How-To Geek, alongside a background in freelance web design and leadership at Request-A-Song.com. Benj holds an education from North Carolina State University, completed in 2005.