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Wen Shao

Wen Shao is a reporting fellow at Fortune covering artificial intelligence, with a focus on the companies, economics, and infrastructure shaping the industry. Her background includes technology and policy reporting at The Paper in Shanghai, and she holds a master’s degree in journalism from the University of California at Berkeley. She is based in San Francisco and is a fellow at the Tarbell Center for AI Journalism.

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
A dog being trained with a clicker.
AI
AI agents are going rogue—the labs’ own training choices are a big reason why
By Beatrice Nolan and Wen ShaoOctober 16, 2026
TypeSafe cofounders Erik Gafni (left), Sasha Sheng (center), and Diogo Almeida
AI
Jev, an AI for making quick decisions, has been a viral hit in Silicon Valley. But OpenAI is hot on its heels
By Wen ShaoOctober 8, 2026
Nvidia backs startup Reactor as buzz grows for world models  
Startups & Venture
Nvidia backs startup Reactor as buzz grows for world models  
By Wen ShaoOctober 5, 2026
Exclusive: Nine-person Halluminate raises $30 million, counts four top U.S. AI labs as customers
Startups & Venture
Exclusive: Nine-person Halluminate raises $30 million, counts four top U.S. AI labs as customers
By Wen ShaoOctober 1, 2026
A hacker wearing a hoodie sitting at a laptop.
AI
AI could make more companies worth hacking, Anthropic report suggests
By Wen ShaoSeptember 24, 2026
Three Spirit Airlines jets, painted in the company's yellow and black livery, lined up on an airport tarmac.
AI
Google wants Spirit Airlines’ data. Micro1 wants to pay more
By Wen ShaoSeptember 14, 2026
Google CEO Sundar Pichai
AI
Google shipped four Gemini Flash models in 106 days. But its flagship frontier model is still nowhere to be seen.
By Wen ShaoSeptember 3, 2026
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