# Kevin Roose is AGI-pilled. Why aren’t you?

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/kevin-roose-is-agi-pilled-why-arent-you/
- Published: 2026-10-26T14:00:00+00:00
- Updated: 2026-10-26T18:18:35+00:00
- Original publisher: The Verge
- Original article: https://www.theverge.com/podcast/1018264/kevin-roose-the-agi-chronicles-machine-gods-podcast-youtube-openai-anthropic
- Topics: AI, Technology

## Key points

- Kevin Roose and Casey Newton launched the podcast Machine Gods.
- Roose’s new book reports on companies racing to build AGI.
- The interview explores independent media and AI’s future.

## Summary

Kevin Roose has left The New York Times to launch Machine Gods, a new technology podcast with Casey Newton, and has published a book about the race to build artificial general intelligence (AGI). In an interview, he discusses his move to independent media and the changing AI industry, reflecting on the people and companies driving the push towards AGI.

Roose’s book, *The AGI Chronicles*, examines major frontier AI labs and how their culture has shifted as AI has become a more commercial product. The conversation also looks at the opportunities and economic risks of building media businesses around platforms such as YouTube, and turns towards philosophical questions about AI’s future.

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