Jim Bankoff on AI
From Axios’ Sara Fischer with TIME’s Jessica Sibley, Vox Media’s Jim Bankoff and Adweek’s Will Lee · · Axios
“Our job right now is to create great experiences that hopefully create more opportunity. AI is a tool to improve discovery and audience experience, such as helping find a restaurant for a family with a nut allergy who wants fish, making human-created content more accessible and useful.”
On , Jim Bankoff, CEO of Vox Media at Vox Media, spoke about AI during Axios’ Sara Fischer with TIME’s Jessica Sibley, Vox Media’s Jim Bankoff and Adweek’s Will Lee on Axios.
About Jim Bankoff
Jim Bankoff, CEO of Vox Media, has been discussing the company's approach to artificial intelligence and the changing media landscape. At a June 2025 event, Bankoff stated that AI should be viewed as a tool for productivity and improving the consumer experience, not for replacing journalists. He noted that Vox Media agreed with its union to approach AI with care, recognizing both opportunities and threats. Bankoff also commented on the decline in Google search referrals, saying that brands with high fidelity to consumers will survive because people will go directly to trusted sources. He described the media industry as a "first-order derivative of technological changes" and said that ignoring these changes is more perilous than engaging with them thoughtfully. In a March 2025 interview, Bankoff said that Vox Media puts human creativity at the center and asks how AI can "elevate and enable human creativity like never before." He stated that the company's podcast network is its fastest-growing business segment and that Vox Media aspires to be a global company, not just an American-centric one. Bankoff emphasized the importance of revenue diversification and a dynamic business model, noting that the company is not tied to old distribution methods like a printing press or broadcast network. He also said that government can play a role in regulating AI, but that it is incumbent on free enterprise to act responsibly.