Podcast asks: Are 50 people deciding humanity's AI future? Feat. Kevin Roose
JasonDClinton · x · 2026-11-10
The Making Sense podcast releases a new episode titled "Are 50 People Deciding Humanity's Future?" featuring NYT tech journalist Kevin Roose, examining how a tiny circle of frontier AI lab insiders holds outsized power over AGI's trajectory.
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