As some newsroom roles go the way of the dinosaurs, brand new jobs are being born. This interview is part of an occasional series of Q&As with people who are the first to hold their title in their newsroom. Madhumita Murgia describes herself as an accidental tech journalist. As a biology student, Murgia studied non-human intelligence in a gray parrot named Alex before she ever focused on intelligence of the artificial variety. Now, as the Financial Times' first-ever artificial intelligence editor, Murgia has been tasked with leading coverage on the rapidly evolving field and providing advice and expertise to other FT reporters as they "increasingly encounter stories about how AI is upending industries around the world."