ERAI Fellowship

THE STAKES

AI Is Moving Faster Than the Institutions

The institutions built to regulate artificial intelligence are working to keep pace with a technology that evolves faster than policy can be written.

Report with Authority

When AI systems fail, bias spreads, or harm goes unnoticed, journalists are the first line of accountability. The fellowship equips fellows to understand AI ethics, safety risks, and global governance failures.

Investigate with Rigor

AI harm often hides inside systems that are opaque by design. The fellowship trains fellows to question the claims companies make, audit how models are built and deployed, and follow the evidence through technical complexity. Fellows learn to separate genuine risk from hype and to ground every story in verifiable fact.

Hold Power Accountable

The decisions that shape AI are made by a small number of companies, governments, and institutions. The fellowship prepares fellows to scrutinize those decisions, expose the gaps between promise and practice, and give the public the reporting it needs to demand better. Accountability journalism is how AI governance stays honest.

HOW IT WORKS

Three Integrated Components. Eleven Weeks.

The ERAI Fellowship curriculum is built around three components that work together across all 11 weeks to move each fellow from conceptual understanding to applied practice to real-world output.

Live Online Seminars

Eight expert-led sessions, 90 minutes each. Non-technical, journalism-first understanding of how AI systems work, where risks arise, and how institutions shape the deployment and regulation of these technologies.

See the Full 11-week Curriculum

OUR FACULTY

Taught by the People Who Build, Govern,
and Scrutinise AI

ERAI faculty are practising experts — not theorists. They bring active experience as AI ethicists, governance architects, policy leaders, and senior journalists who work at the intersection of technology, accountability, and public interest every day.

Dr. Irina von Rosen

Founder and Managing Partner, WM Global Capital

Erica Osher

Vice President, AI Labs, NPR

Harini Gopalakrishnan

Founder, theHaze.ai and The HG Factor; Industry GM, Vespa.ai

Maya Sherman

Innovation Attache, Embassy of Israel in India

Nagaraj Nagabushanam

Vice President, Data and Analytics, The Hindu Group

Preetha Sekharan

Chief AI Officer, Hudson Valley Credit Union

Siobhan O' Sullivan

Lead, FSO Skills Accelerator-AI, Future Skills Organisation

Wafaa Albadry

Founder and Editor-in-Chief, Ai.Human.Story

Meet the Full Faculty & Board

WHY IT MATTERS FOR YOUR CAREER

How the ERAI Fellowship Advances Your Career

AI is not just a beat. It is the lens through which every major story will be told for the next decade. The journalists who understand it deeply will shape how the public, policymakers, and institutions respond to it. The ERAI Fellowship gives you the foundation to be one of them.

Report on a Beat Most
Journalists Cannot
Build Credibility
That Opens Doors
Join a Global Network of
AI-Literate Journalists
Get a Platform at the
G20 Summit in Miami
Lead Newsroom-Wide
AI Conversations

COHORT 1

12+ Countries. One Mission.

Cohort 1 brings together senior journalists and media professionals from across the world — selected for their editorial experience, professional standing, and commitment to public-interest journalism. They are the first generation of ERAI-trained human guardrails for the AI era.

Temiloluwa Bamgbose

Senior Data Journalist, Germany

Shihabudheen Thangal

Tech Policy Editor, UAE

Sandun Arosha Fernando

AI Investigative Reporter, Singapore

Sameeha Zafeer

AI Ethicist & Lead Gen AI
Architect, Capgemini

Roshaniza Ilmi Mohd Ali

Media Governance Fellow, Nigeria

Levent Ozen

Broadcast Lead, Brazil

Kamran Akhtar

Tech Bureau Chief, UK

Innocent Kafembe

Digital Policy Analyst, India

Dr Emeka R. Offor

Digital Policy Analyst, India

Bilkisu Shuaibu

Digital Policy Analyst, India

Meet the Full Cohort

FROM THE COHORT

What Fellows Say About the ERAI Fellowship

Hear directly from the senior media professionals inside Cohort 1 - what drew them to the fellowship, what they learned, and what they are taking back to their newsrooms.

For me it was practical. I was able to use and implement what I studied online every week. This has helped me to get more views and subscribers for my YouTube channel and website. It was a wonderful opportunity for me and timely because the fellowship came during my final days ahead of launching my website.

Shihar Aneez

ERAI Fellow . Cohort 1

★★★★★

What I liked about the fellowship is the overall quality of conceptualization, targeted expertise, structure, shape, content, pedagogy, hands on training, pace, delivery, flexibility, academic management, collaboration and participation of the stakeholders, and targeted outcome.

Prof. Charvak

ERAI Fellow . Cohort 1

★★★★★

The course content, instructors, quality of cohort, camaraderie and commitment as we worked on the final project. The support from the team. And potential of the network to develop into something substantial in future.

Manas Joshi

ERAI Fellow . Cohort 1

★★★★★

Building the Human Guardrails for the AI Era

An Executive Fellowship for the Journalists Covering the Most Important Story of Our Time

At a Glance

11 Weeks Programme

12+ Countries - March 2026

Knowledge Networks

Journalists & Professionals

Online Seminars, Applied Labs

Cohort 2 - June 2026

12+

11

100+

4.5/5

AI Is Moving Faster Than the Institutions

Report with Authority

Investigate with Rigor

Hold Power Accountable

Three Integrated Components. Eleven Weeks.

Live Online Seminars