Kevin Roose's 'The AGI Chronicles' hits shelves; early reader calls it unputdownable
ethanniser · x · 2026-11-12
NYT tech journalist Kevin Roose's new book The AGI Chronicles is out, telling the inside story of the race to create artificial superintelligence; it has already hit the NYT bestseller list. The NYT Book Review argues it makes a compelling case that creating superintelligent machines will be roughly as historically significant as unlocking fission, praising how it contextualizes and humanizes the "prideful, erratic behavior" of the field.
Poster ethanniser said it's the first book in a while he couldn't put down, with plenty of industry history he'd never heard before, plus a well-received self-narrated audiobook. Roose is on a book tour with guests including Scott Alexander, Thomas L. Friedman, and Sebastian Mallaby.
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