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Madhumita Murgia

Madhumita Murgia is a journalist and author who reports on artificial intelligence and its effects on people. She moves from Oxford biology, immunology and vaccine work into journalism in 2012, works at WIRED and the Financial Times, and becomes the FT's first Artificial Intelligence Editor in 2023. Her 2024 book, Code Dependent, follows people affected by AI across nine countries; she wins Science and Technology Journalist of the Year at the Press Awards in 2024 and 2025. As of October 2026, she leads the FT's global AI coverage, including topics such as surveillance, data privacy and technology regulation.

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Timeline

  1. 2012

    From Oxford science to journalism

    After biology and clinical immunology study at Oxford and work on an HIV vaccine, she enters journalism in 2012.

  2. 2014

    Cookies at Wired UK

    In 2014, she is a young editor at Wired UK, where she follows online cookies to questions about how technology shapes society.

  3. 2016

    European technology correspondent

    In 2016, she joins the FT in London as European technology correspondent from the Telegraph.

  4. 2017

    Stern-Bryan Fellowship

    In 2017, she receives the Stern-Bryan Fellowship, instituted by literary agent Felicity Bryan and the Washington Post.

  5. February 2023

    The FT's first AI editor

    In February 2023, the FT appoints her its first Artificial Intelligence editor, leading coverage of AI business, companies, policy and science and advising other reporters on AI stories.

  6. 2024

    Code Dependent reaches a shortlist

    In 2024, she publishes her first book, Code Dependent: Living in the Shadow of AI, about how automated systems affect ordinary people across nine countries; the book reaches the inaugural Women's Prize for Non-Fiction shortlist. She wins Science and Technology Journalist of the Year at the 2024 Press Awards.

  7. 2025

    Science and technology journalist award

    In 2025, she wins Science and Technology Journalist of the Year at the Press Awards.

  8. As of October 2026

    Leading the FT's AI coverage

    As of October 2026, she is the FT's first Artificial Intelligence Editor and leads its global coverage of AI, including surveillance, data privacy and technology regulation.

Career

  1. Since 2016Financial TimesEuropean Technology Correspondent
  2. Until 2016The Telegraph
  3. From 2014WIRED UKEditor

Education

  1. University of Oxford

From the biography.

  1. Of 216 AI researchers who entered public life, 83 held advisory seats and 58 took public rolesIncludes Madhumita Murgia. Of 216 AI researchers who entered public life, 83 held advisory seats and 58 took public roles. Another 97 people moved from public careers into AI organizations or research, with 62% of dated records starting from 2020 on.
  2. The company share of AI researchers’ top papers was 31% in 2020–2024 and 8% in 1970–1974Includes University of Oxford. We estimate where the people shaping AI worked when their most-cited papers appeared: the company share was 31% in 2020–2024 and 8% in 1970–1974, and Google led all organizations in 2020–2024.
  3. The median h-index is 48 at universities and 14 at frontier AI labsIncludes University of Oxford. The median h-index is 48 at universities and 14 at frontier AI labs. We compare publishing careers, recent citations, dual appointments and job moves across 2,420 university researchers and 308 frontier-lab researchers.
  4. Companies supply the most prior-work hires at 7 of the 9 frontier AI labsIncludes University of Oxford. Our estimates of the organizations where 550 people worked directly before joining 9 frontier AI labs across 620 career transitions, comparing the main feeder organizations per lab.

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  1. Madhumita Murgia | SXSW London 2026 Speakers sxswlondon.com. Checked 20 October 2026.
  2. Exploring The Human Stories Behind AI: What To Know oliverwyman.com. Checked 20 October 2026.
  3. I, Robot: PW Talks with Madhumita Murgia publishersweekly.com. Checked 20 October 2026.
  4. FT strengthens tech and media team inpublishing.co.uk. Checked 20 October 2026.
  5. PEW Literary | Author | Madhumita Murgia pewliterary.com. Checked 20 October 2026.
  6. Financial Times appoints Madhumita Murgia inpublishing.co.uk. Checked 20 October 2026.
  7. Code Dependent - Macmillan Academic academic.macmillan.com. Checked 20 October 2026.
  8. Announcing the 2024 Women’s Prize for Non-Fiction shortlist! womensprize.com. Checked 20 October 2026.
  9. Results 2024 - The Press Awards thepressawards.com. Checked 20 October 2026.
  10. WINNERS 2025 - The Press Awards thepressawards.com. Checked 20 October 2026.