Sarah Krause

Who do we have next?

I'm Sarah Krause, and I'm the technology and media editor at The Wall Street Journal.

The AI race was hands down the biggest story for the tech and media team this year.

We've covered the battle for talent among top AI labs like Meta, Google's DeepMind, OpenAI, and Anthropic.

The safety concerns that these new powerful tools raise.

the otherworldly sums of cash being invested in building out AI infrastructure, and more recently, concerns about an AI bubble, and whether it can work towards turning a profit.

So why does this all matter?

This powerful technology that these leading labs are building could one day become smarter than humans.

They're already transforming how we work, find information, and interact with devices and each other.

So heading into 2026, we'll be watching closely for signs that the big names in AI can actually make money from the tools they're building,

and continue to spur adoption of those tools.

We're also closely monitoring U.S.

competition with China and AI, the race to develop new advanced chips, and America's progress in AI's infrastructure build-out.

No shortage of great stories to cover next year.