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Our Team

Meet the experienced journalists, researchers, and editors behind AI Herald's accurate and practical AI coverage.

Who We Are

We're a team of journalists, developers, and AI researchers committed to delivering accurate, practical AI news without the hype. Our diverse backgrounds in technology, research, and journalism ensure comprehensive coverage of the rapidly evolving AI landscape.

Every team member brings real-world expertise in AI development, deployment, or reporting, ensuring our content is both technically accurate and practically useful for developers and creators.

Meet the Team

Eric Samuels

Eric Samuels

Founder & Editor-in-Chief

Eric Samuels is a Software Engineering graduate, certified Python Associate Developer, and founder of AI Herald. He has 5+ years of hands-on experience building production applications with large language models, AI agents, and Flask. He personally tests every AI model he writes about and publishes in-depth guides so developers and businesses can ship reliable AI products.

James Whitfield

James Whitfield

Developer Tools & Open Source Reporter

James Whitfield is a senior software engineer with 8 years of experience building developer tools, CLI applications, and IDE extensions. He has contributed to open source projects including VS Code extensions and GitHub Actions workflows. Currently covers AI developer tools, coding assistants, and platform engineering for AI Herald.

Our Values

Accuracy First

Every claim is fact-checked against primary sources before publication. We prioritize being right over being first.

Practical Focus

We cover AI developments that matter to builders—real tools, actual capabilities, and honest limitations.

Transparency

Clear attribution, visible sources, and honest disclosure of our AI-assisted research methods.

Join Our Team

We're always looking for talented writers, researchers, and developers passionate about AI. If you share our commitment to accuracy and practical insights, we'd love to hear from you.

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Our Editorial Process

AI-assisted research with human oversight
Rigorous fact-checking against primary sources
Multiple editorial reviews before publication
Transparent attribution and sourcing