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Kevin Roose is AGI-pilled. Why aren’t you?

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Briefings

Kevin Roose, author of The AGI Chronicles and former NYT reporter, co-hosts Machine Gods with Casey Newton. He left The New York Times to launch the podcast, citing structural economic reasons and a desire to avoid YouTube's typical pitfalls. Roose discusses the book's focus on AI frontier labs and the cultural shift in the industry, while noting the podcast's video-first format. The interview covers the transition from traditional media to independent tech content.

Key points

• Kevin Roose co-hosts the tech podcast Machine Gods with Casey Newton, having left The New York Times to launch the show.
• Roose authored The AGI Chronicles, a book detailing the transformation of AI companies into commercial products.

Context

Kevin Roose, a former New York Times reporter and Hard Fork podcast host, co-hosts Machine Gods with Casey Newton. The podcast launched last week, focusing on AI frontier labs and the cultural shift in the industry. Roose discusses the transition from traditional media to independent tech content, noting the podcast's video-first format.

Limitations

The interview covers Roose's transition from The New York Times to Machine Gods, the launch of the podcast, and his book The AGI Chronicles. Specific dates for the podcast launch are not provided, and the interview does not contain data on AI company numbers or specific dates for the book's publication.

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