# Carl Franzen > Carl Franzen is Executive Editor of VentureBeat, where he leads coverage of AI and enterprise technology. He is a technology and science journalist and newsroom leader with more than 16 years in digital media, an independent AI publisher (One Big Story, Prompt Scene) and a science fiction writer. He is based in Brooklyn, New York. Key facts: - Current role: Executive Editor, VentureBeat (Head of News from May 2023; Executive Editor since April 2024). - Previous roles: Editor in Chief of Inman (2017–2019); Managing Editor of Motherboard/VICE (2016–2017); Digital Director of Popular Science (2015–2016); News Editor of The Verge (2013–2014); Tech Editor of Talking Points Memo (2011–2013). - Technology companies: founding editor of Lyft Rev (2022–2023); Senior Digital Media Specialist at Argo AI (2021–2022); Storyteller-in-Residence at Xerox (2019–2021). - Subjects: artificial intelligence, generative AI, enterprise technology, science and technology journalism, digital media, editorial leadership, AI art and video, science fiction. - Education: University of Missouri School of Journalism, B.A. in Magazine Journalism and Religious Studies, summa cum laude. - Contact: carlfranzen@gmail.com Every page below is also available as plain Markdown at the linked `.md` address. ## About - [Biography](https://carlfranzen.net/about.md): Career narrative, education, and short and extended bios for reuse. - [Homepage](https://carlfranzen.net/index.md): Career timeline with roles and dates from 2009 to present, selected clips, AI media projects, fiction, gallery and awards. - [Resume](https://carlfranzen.net/assets/resume.pdf): Full resume as a PDF. ## Journalism and editorial leadership - [Journalism and editorial leadership](https://carlfranzen.net/journalism.md): What he covers, selected clips, each newsroom role in detail, and editorial work inside Lyft, Argo AI and Xerox. - [VentureBeat author page](https://venturebeat.com/author/carlfranzen): Current reporting on AI models, developer tools and enterprise AI. - [Awards and recognition](https://carlfranzen.net/recognition.md): 2017 Webby Award, 2016 Michael E. DeBakey Journalism Award, ten NAREE awards, 2015 Best Screenplay. ## Selected reporting and writing - [Why I’m not worried about AI killing us all (and you shouldn’t be, either)](https://venturebeat.com/technology/why-im-not-worried-about-ai-killing-us-all-and-you-shouldnt-be-either): VentureBeat, 2026. An argument that the real danger is people using AI against one another, not AI turning on humanity. - [AI is the sixth great revolution in filmmaking (and maybe the most important)](https://venturebeat.com/business/ai-is-the-sixth-great-revolution-in-filmmaking-and-maybe-the-most-important): VentureBeat, 2024. How AI video lets ordinary people turn imagination into film without actors, crews or equipment. - [An interview with the most prolific jailbreaker of ChatGPT and other leading LLMs](https://venturebeat.com/ai/an-interview-with-the-most-prolific-jailbreaker-of-chatgpt-and-other-leading-llms): VentureBeat, 2024. Pliny the Prompter on jailbreaking leading AI models, and why it counts as red-teaming. - [The AI feedback loop: Researchers warn of ‘model collapse’ as AI trains on AI-generated content](https://venturebeat.com/ai/the-ai-feedback-loop-researchers-warn-of-model-collapse-as-ai-trains-on-ai-generated-content): VentureBeat, 2023. Researchers find that models trained on AI-generated data get worse with each generation. - [Police Give More Speeding Tickets to Minority Rideshare Drivers Than White Ones, Data Shows](https://www.lyft.com/blog/posts/police-give-more-speeding-tickets-to-minority-rideshare-drivers-than-white): Lyft Rev, 2023. A study of Lyft and Florida data found minority drivers paid 23% to 34% more in fines. - [Animal Overpasses Save Bambis … and Benjamins](https://www.lyft.com/blog/posts/animal-overpasses-save-bambis-and-benjamins): Lyft Rev, 2023. Wildlife crossings get animals safely across highways and save millions in accident costs. - [Xerox Selects Clear as Its Inaugural Color of The Year 2020](https://www.news.xerox.com/news/Xerox-selects-clear-as-its-Color-of-the-Year-2020): Xerox, 2019. A playful announcement naming clear, the color of fishbowls and windows, Xerox’s first Color of the Year. - [Climate Change Will Plunge The Real Estate Industry Into Chaos](https://www.inman.com/2017/10/19/climate-change-will-plunge-the-real-estate-industry-into-chaos/): Inman, 2017. NASA scientist Mika Tosca on how wildfires and flooding will threaten homes around the world. - [Watching People Snort Cocaine on Periscope Is Just the Beginning](https://www.vice.com/en/article/watching-people-snort-cocaine-on-periscope-is-just-the-beginning/): VICE, 2015. What viewers owe one another when livestreams show illegal, stupid or dangerous acts. - [Ill-gotten gains: how many museums have stolen objects in their collections?](https://www.theverge.com/2013/5/13/4326306/museum-artifacts-looted-repatriation): The Verge, 2013. A feature on the push to return looted artifacts held in museum collections. ## Independent AI projects - [Independent AI projects and publications](https://carlfranzen.net/projects.md): One Big Story, Prompt Scene, Alternate Worlds, the AI image gallery, and publications he founded for employers. - [One Big Story](https://onebigstory.xyz): Independent AI-powered news publication, launched February 2026. - [Prompt Scene](https://promptscene.substack.com): Conversations with AI artists about their creative practice, launched November 2025. - [Alternate Worlds](https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL1V_PIgZ_A7sxIh4Sce4GnQdvCioOOs3-): AI video experiments. ## Fiction - [Science fiction and screenwriting](https://carlfranzen.net/fiction.md): The novel Off-Duty (represented by Fleabane Literary), short stories and an award-winning screenplay. - [The Perfect Porn](https://www.vice.com/en/article/the-perfect-porn/): Science fiction short story published by VICE. - [Brain Freeze](https://carlfranzen.tumblr.com/post/701577530672644097/brain-freeze): Short story. ## Speaking and media - [Speaking, moderating and media appearances](https://carlfranzen.net/speaking.md): Topics, selected appearances including VentureBeat Transform, Inman Connect and VibeSecCon, and interviews. ## Optional - [Full site text](https://carlfranzen.net/llms-full.txt): Every page above in a single Markdown file. - [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/carlfranzen/): Professional profile. - [The Verge author page](https://www.theverge.com/authors/carl-franzen): Archive, 2013–2014. - [Popular Science author page](https://www.popsci.com/authors/carl-franzen/): Archive, 2015–2016. - [Motherboard/VICE contributor page](https://www.vice.com/en/contributor/carl-franzen/): Archive, 2016–2017. - [Inman author page](https://www.inman.com/author/cfranzen/): Archive, 2017–2019. - [The Atlantic author page](https://www.theatlantic.com/author/carl-franzen/): The Atlantic Wire archive, 2009.