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Muhammad Usman Siddiqui

Founder and editor-in-chief

Muhammad Usman Siddiqui is the founder and editor-in-chief of The AI Future. He leads the site's coverage of AI models and the tools built on them, and writes its guides to the best AI tools for work and productivity. His background in data-heavy sustainability analysis and life cycle assessment, and a second-level Master's in Climate Change from Politecnico di Torino, shape his focus on how AI can make professional work faster and more rigorous.

Expertise AI tools for business and productivity, AI models, AI for sustainability

Credentials 2nd Level Master's, Climate Change, and Master's, Petroleum Engineering, Politecnico di Torino; Sustainability Analyst, LCA Lens

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Rahis Saifi

News editor

Rahis Saifi is the news editor at The AI Future, covering AI launches, the companies building frontier models, funding and regulation. He has worked in digital news for a decade: he edits Game Empress, an independent gaming news site, and has been a contributing author at The Huffington Post, Tech.Co, Business Zone and Social Nomics since 2016. He holds a Bachelor of Computer Applications from Chaudhary Charan Singh University.

Expertise AI industry news, model launches, AI companies

Credentials Editor, Game Empress; contributing author at The Huffington Post, Tech.Co, Business Zone and Social Nomics; BCA, Chaudhary Charan Singh University

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Burhan Aqib

Senior writer, policy and analysis

Burhan Aqib writes analysis on AI policy and regulation, AI and jobs, and the environmental footprint of artificial intelligence for The AI Future. As an LCA Specialist at Rete Clima, and previously at Lavazza Group, he measures the environmental impact of products and services, which informs his reporting on the energy and carbon costs of AI. He holds a second-level Master's in Climate Change from Politecnico di Torino.

Expertise AI policy and regulation, AI and jobs, AI's environmental footprint

Credentials 2nd Level Master's, Climate Change, and MEng, Petroleum Engineering, Politecnico di Torino; LCA Specialist, Rete Clima

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Alap Zahid

Reviews and guides editor

Alap Zahid reviews AI apps and chatbots and writes practical how-to guides for The AI Future, and covers AI for science and research. He holds a PhD in Biochemical Engineering from Western University, where he is now a Postdoctoral Associate working on targeted drug delivery and nanomedicine, and brings a researcher's eye for evidence to judging what AI tools can really do.

Expertise AI apps and chatbots, AI for science and research, how-to guides

Credentials PhD, Biochemical Engineering, Western University; Bachelor's, Petroleum Engineering, Dawood University of Engineering and Technology

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