What's a way to make a killing in the AI boom if you're not an AI researcher or early Anthropic employee? Becoming a "nerd-first" escort. Read my story to find out more about the shifting economics of intimacy in Silicon Valley: www.forbes.com/sites/annato...

Someone finally answered the question of “why are there no major AI boyfriend apps?” The hook was romantasy which is now a major subgenre for women.

The #10 consumer AI app isn't a coding tool; it’s an erotic chatbot for women. Riding off the romantasy wave, the 3 guys who run Janitor AI serve 100M monthly visitors (80% women) -- for 130k a month. Inside the R-rated Roblox: www.forbes.com/sites/annato...

Your 2021 Slack vent-session could be helping a future AI agent learn to "act professional." My latest @forbes.com story dives into how AI labs are clamoring to buy email, Slack and Jira data from defunct companies, to use as fuel for training AI. www.forbes.com/sites/annato...

Excited to reveal the 2026 Forbes AI 50 List, which spotlights the most promising privately-held AI companies in the world. forbes.com/lists/ai50/

Mercor reached $1 billion in annualized revenue run rate earlier this year. Run by the youngest-ever self made billionaires, the startup is facing a wave of challenges: employee fraud, North Korean infiltration and cultural growing pains. With Anna Tong. www.forbes.com/sites/rashis...