
Adam Clark Estes
Senior technology correspondent
Adam Clark Estes is a senior technology correspondent at Vox. He covers everything from artificial intelligence to space internet. Lately, he’s been especially interested in Silicon Valley’s shift to the right and what it means for the rest of us. Adam is also the author of User Friendly newsletter — subscribe here!
Prior to joining Vox, Estes was a senior editor at Gizmodo, where he covered the intersection of technology and politics as well as consumer technology. His work has appeared in The Atlantic, New York Magazine, Salon, and Vice. He holds a bachelor’s degree in history and literature from Harvard and lives in Brooklyn with his wife, daughter, and a tiny, charming chihuahua rescue.
Latest articles by Adam Clark Estes


Science fiction promised us humanoids. Do we even want them?


Don’t let ChatGPT do your taxes. But do let it help.

Cautious consumerism isn’t a bad thing, but there’s a lot we don’t know about these products.


ChatGPT is boring compared to what comes next.


President Trump helped create a US version of the app, which now appears to be censoring people.


What’s standing in the way of our robot overlords.




Imagine actually enjoying a customer service experience.


I quit podcasts for a month and discovered a new reality.


What history can teach us about the AI job apocalypse.