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Kevin Roose has departed The New York Times and his podcast Hard Fork to co-found a new tech podcast, Machine Gods, alongside Casey Newton. The launch coincides with Roose's new book, The AGI Chronicles, which examines the companies racing to build artificial general intelligence. In a Decoder interview, Roose discussed the transition to independent media and his reporting on AI's biggest players.
In The Verge's Installer newsletter, editor David Pierce highlights Kevin Roose's new book 'The AGI Chronicles' and previews 'Machine Gods,' a forthcoming podcast from Roose and Casey Newton expected to debut next week. The piece also features a look at Roose's phone homescreen and app choices.
Kevin Roose's new book, The AGI Chronicles, recounts the history of AI development through interviews with industry insiders, aiming to serve as a detailed historical record. Despite the book's focus on AI, Roose clarified that he did not use AI tools to assist in writing it. The author has a background in tech journalism and has conducted over 150 interviews to compile the narrative.