Kevin Roose Launches The AGI Chronicles, Says He's Less Terrified of AI Apocalypse
kevinroose · x · 2026-10-06
New York magazine interviews tech columnist Kevin Roose, who has left the NYT after nearly a decade. He'll start an AI podcast with Hard Fork co-host Casey Newton, write for The Atlantic, and just published his fourth book, The AGI Chronicles.
- The book chronicles the AI arms race of the 2010s-2020s, explaining how these systems work in lay terms and what rapid improvement means for humanity's future
- It also portrays the cutthroat rivalries among Sam Altman, Dario Amodei and other key figures
- Central interview theme: why Roose feels less doomerish now ("I don't think we're all fed anymore"), and whether the nuclear-weapons analogy holds
Roose previously introduced many readers to AI hallucinations via his 2023 column on Bing's chatbot Sydney.
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