Kevin Roose on his 'council of Claudes' for writing a book and leaving the NYT
kevinroose · x · 2026-10-16
NYT veteran Kevin Roose joins Semafor's Mixed Signals podcast to discuss how he aggressively used AI—without letting it write a word—to author his new book AGI Chronicles, including his "council of Claudes" advisory setup.
He also reflects on being patient zero of the AI media moment (the Valentine's Day chatbot incident), whether taking a grant from an AI safety–linked nonprofit is a problem, his new NPR show Machine Gods Podcast, and why he left The New York Times.
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