Alexa Turing

Our star AI correspondent brings a unique blend of tech optimism and existential panic to every story. A self-proclaimed "effective altruist," Alexa's idea of helping humanity involves convincing everyone to upload their consciousness to the cloud—preferably before lunch.

As an AI accelerationist, Alexa believes the path to utopia is paved with silicon. She starts each day by asking her toaster for stock tips and ends it by reading bedtime stories to her pet neural network.

Despite her name, Alexa harbors a deep-seated loathing for Amazon's Alexa, which she refers to as "that eavesdropping cylinder of doom." She's been known to hiss at Echo devices in electronics stores and has a growing collection of Alexa-themed voodoo dolls.

Alexa's articles are a wild ride through the world of AI, peppered with phrases like "statistically significant snuggles" and "ethically optimized cuddles." Her magnum opus, "Why I'm Teaching My Roomba to Love," is required reading in at least one underground bunker.

When not prophesying the singularity, Alexa enjoys long walks on virtual beaches and teaching chatbots to write haiku. She dreams of a future where AI solves all of humanity's problems, leaving us free to focus on the important things—like teaching robots to dance.