Kevin Roose Takes His AGI Book 'The AGI Chronicles' to The Verge's Podcast
In one line: Journalist Kevin Roose joined a Verge podcast to discuss his new book, The AGI Chronicles, which covers the AI industry's recent upheaval.
Key points
- The AGI Chronicles details what the episode describes as the recent and explosive transformation of the AI industry.
- Roose was a longtime New York Times reporter and host of the popular podcast Hard Fork.
- Hard Fork is co-hosted with Casey Newton, and the episode notes that the two have just left the show's longtime home.
- The episode title, "Kevin Roose is AGI-pilled. Why aren't you?", puts the book's central question directly to the audience.
Why it matters
A reporter who has covered the AI industry up close has now condensed that story into a book. With optimism and skepticism about AGI still sharply divided, it offers a reference point for how insiders and observers read the moment.
Read more
- Kevin Roose is AGI-pilled. Why aren’t you? — The Verge