
Rory Bathgate
Rory Bathgate is a staff writer at ITPro. He is a subject expert on artificial intelligence and business networks and additionally covers a wide range of areas including cyber security and hardware. Throughout his time at ITPro, Rory has charted the rise in popularity of generative AI and specifically companies such as Microsoft, OpenAI, and Google.
Alongside this, he has delved into increasing calls for ethical and responsible AI as global legislators circle the technology, as well as the latest in mobile networking technology, from 5G mmWave to the 3G sunset and how it will affect businesses.
He has provided coverage from high-profile tech conferences such as Dell Technologies World, SuiteWorld, and VMware Explore Europe. His on-the-ground coverage has included live blogs and extensive daily coverage of the most significant announcements, as well as analysis pieces and podcasts.
Indeed, Rory is also a full-time co-host of the ITPro Podcast alongside Jane McCallion, where he swaps a keyboard for a microphone to discuss the latest learnings in tech. Each week, a guest comes onto the show to discuss topics such as cyber security, productivity, or digital transformation in detail.
Rory has an MA in Eighteenth-Century Studies from King’s College London, as well as a BA in English and American Literature from the University of Kent. He joined ITPro in 2022 as a graduate, after four years in student journalism.
In his free time, Rory enjoys photography and video editing, and can often be found at the cinema or reading a good science fiction paperback.
Latest articles by Rory Bathgate

Italy’s ChatGPT ban branded an “overreaction” by experts
By Rory Bathgate published
News Regulators across Europe will continue to assess the privacy and age concerns of AI models, but Italy's ban may not last

WANdisco's CEO and CFO resign amid ongoing fraud investigations
By Rory Bathgate published
News The data firm is left with a heavily depleted leadership team with only one executive director remaining

Why is 3G being switched off?
By Rory Bathgate published
In-depth Outdated 2G and 3G networks can be cut off and repurposed for next-generation 5G rollout

New Cylance Ransomware strain emerges, experts speculate about its notorious members
By Rory Bathgate published
News The emerging threat actor shares the name of Blackberry's cyber security spinoff for unknown reasons

Podcast transcript: Startup succession: From Tech Nation to Eagle Labs
By Rory Bathgate published
IT Pro Podcast Read the full transcript for this episode of the ITPro Podcast

The ITPro Podcast: Startup succession: From Tech Nation to Eagle Labs
By Rory Bathgate published
ITPro Podcast Some small firms are already lamenting the loss of Tech Nation, but Barclays Eagle Labs has much to offer the sector

Intel targets AI hardware dominance by 2025
By Rory Bathgate published
News The chip giant's diverse range of CPUs, GPUs, and AI accelerators complement its commitment to an open AI ecosystem

UK's IT infrastructure could crumble under climate change
By Rory Bathgate published
News No one knows how key infrastructure will fare against extreme weather due to a lack of data and government action

UK government to open huge data catalogue for app developers
By Rory Bathgate published
News Professional and independent developers will be given easy and vast access to transport data, opening up a wealth of opportunities

Organisations could soon be using generative AI to prevent phishing attacks
By Rory Bathgate published
News Training an AI to learn a CEO's writing style could prevent the next big cyber attack

Calls for AI models to be stored on Bitcoin gain traction
By Rory Bathgate published
News AI model leakers are making moves to keep Meta's powerful large language model free, forever

Can generative AI change security?
By Rory Bathgate published
ITPro Podcast The latest developments in artificial intelligence could empower threat actors, but firms should carefully consider whether it fits their stack before diving in themselves

Podcast transcript: Can generative AI change security?
By Rory Bathgate published
IT Pro Podcast Read the full transcript for this episode of the ITPro Podcast

ChatGPT privacy flaw exposes users’ chatbot interactions
By Rory Bathgate published
News OpenAI has not expanded on the flaw in detail, nor indicated its reach

Why is big tech choosing Nvidia for AI?
By Rory Bathgate published
Analysis The firm has cemented a place for itself in the AI economy with a wide range of partner announcements including Adobe and AWS

Generative AI vs AI detection tools: Inside the arms race
By Rory Bathgate published
In-depth Intellectual property (IP) rights and academic concerns could drive demand for AI detection software that can pick out machine-generated content from the rest

Microsoft 365 Copilot aims to transform meeting prep and productivity
By Rory Bathgate published
News Context is king for Microsoft's new productivity AI, which can draw together data from across Microsoft 365 to eliminate prep time

Baidu unveils 'Ernie' AI, but can it compete with Western AI rivals?
By Rory Bathgate published
News Technical shortcomings failed to persuade investors, but the company's local dominance could carry it through the AI race

What is 5G mmWave?
By Rory Bathgate published
In-depth High-frequency mmWave 5G can help deliver far better network capacity and might prove better value for money

What is GPT-4?
By Rory Bathgate last updated
In-depth The next generation of the OpenAI framework - GPT-4 - might change the face of language modelling

OpenAI announces multimodal GPT-4 promising “human-level performance”
By Rory Bathgate published
News GPT-4 can process 24 languages better than competing LLMs can English, including GPT-3.5

Ring denies ALPHV ransomware attack
By Rory Bathgate published
News The ransomware group has claimed to be in possession of stolen Ring data, but provided no evidence

Kali Linux releases first-ever defensive distro with score of new tools
By Rory Bathgate published
News Kali Purple marks the next step for the red-teaming platform on the project's tenth anniversary
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