• The New York Times Company moved Cade Metz to the Science desk to launch a dedicated artificial intelligence beat.
• Metz joined in 2017 as an emerging technologies reporter on the Business desk, later becoming a key AI writer for the Tech team.
• He previously worked at Wired in San Francisco, authored the 2021 book “Genius Makers,” will remain based in San Francisco.
• Metz starts on Monday, continuing coverage of quantum computing alongside the new AI remit.

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