Ravi Mattu

Managing Editor

DealBook at The New York Times

Artificial Intelligence

Deep Tech & Quantum Computing

HR & Future of Work

About Me

Ravi Mattu has been the managing editor of DealBook at The New York Times since 2022. He joined the paper from the Financial Times, where he held a number of senior roles. He served as the deputy Asia news editor based in Hong Kong, where he helped oversee coverage of the city's pro-democracy protests in 2019, the Covid pandemic and the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan. He also worked as the FT's technology, media and telecom editor, acting editor of the weekend magazine and editor of the management section. Prior to joining the FT, he worked at Prospect Magazine after starting his career at Harper's Magazine

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The New York Times Debate: Is AI the New Plastic?

Remember when plastic was everything? The golden ticket to cheaper manufacturing, maximum profit and easier living? Turns out the saying is true: Nothing comes without a price; and the world has paid its weight, now, in environmental devastation and a plastic island the size of a small continent floating around the Pacific. Some argue that the same will be true of artificial intelligence. It has been hailed as the most transformative technology since the internet, and could have huge benefits for battling climate change, industries, government and more. But concerns are piling up. The amount of energy required to build AI is already harming the planet more than helping it and big questions are being asking about its potential impact on society and ethical concerns. Will the benefits of AI outweigh its costs?