Maxwell Zeff

Coverage

As an intern at Bloomberg, Zeff wrote some of its first stories on the Silicon Valley Bank crisis, and TechCrunch's author page also lists earlier work with MSNBC. Zeff then covered AI policy and content moderation for Gizmodo before becoming a senior AI reporter at TechCrunch, where Zeff reported on the startups and leaders of the AI industry.¹²

At WIRED, Zeff writes about the business of artificial intelligence. Stories listed on Zeff's WIRED author page in 2026, several published under the Model Behavior label, cover AI developers such as OpenAI, Anthropic and Meta, new AI agents and models, AI safety practices and the public's adoption of AI tools.¹

Work and contributions

• Maxwell Zeff at WIRED Show, channel or publication

  Writes WIRED stories on the business of artificial intelligence.¹

• Maxwell Zeff at TechCrunch Show, channel or publication

  Reported on AI companies, startups, and products as a TechCrunch senior reporter.²

Other documented roles

Roles the sources document that are not confirmed as current.

• Senior AI reporter, TechCrunch²¹
• Reporter covering AI policy and content moderation, Gizmodo¹

Where they work

• WIRED 4 people in the wiki

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