Kevin Roose Publishes New Book 'The AGI Chronicles' and Launches Podcast Machine Gods
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Journalist Kevin Roose documented his observations of frontier AI labs in a new book, 'The AGI Chronicles'. On October 26, 2026, he was interviewed by Nilay Patel on The Verge's podcast Decoder, discussing the book's content and the writing process. In addition, Roose left The New York Times together with Casey Newton to co-found the video-first podcast Machine Gods. In the conversation, the two talked about the origins of the book and the podcast. The story currently consists mainly of information disclosed in that interview, with no further developments yet.
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On The Verge’s Decoder podcast, Nilay Patel interviews journalist Kevin Roose about his new book The AGI Chronicles, which documents frontier AI labs, and about leaving The New York Times with Casey Newton to co-found the video-first podcast Machine Gods.
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