Kevin Roose on Decoder: new book The AGI Chronicles and leaving NYT for Machine Gods podcast
kevinroose · x · 2026-10-27
Longtime NYT tech reporter and Hard Fork co-host Kevin Roose joins The Verge's Decoder to discuss his new book The AGI Chronicles, a deeply reported look at the companies racing to build AGI.
- Roose and Casey Newton just left the New York Times to launch the independent tech podcast Machine Gods, whose first episode debuted last week; he talks about going from legacy media to independent creator.
- The conversation covers reporting on the characters of the AI race, understanding this moment, and where AI goes next — with a notably philosophical turn on AGI belief (Roose says he's "AGI-pilled").
- Roose also co-hosts a YouTube show, Machine Gods, focused on the AI race.
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