Kevin Roose leaves The New York Times and launches Machine Gods podcast
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Kevin Roose left The New York Times and created the technology podcast Machine Gods with Casey Newton, which launched last week. The pair, who previously hosted Hard Fork, are now working as independent creators; Roose said he also took the title of CEO of the new company after winning a coin toss.
In an interview with The Verge, Roose discussed the career change and The AGI Chronicles, a book about the recent transformation of the AI industry and the main companies competing to develop artificial general intelligence. The conversation also covered the cultural shift at frontier labs as AI has become a more commercial product.
Why it matters · editorial interpretation
Roose’s departure and the launch of an independent company frame technology media production as a business venture of its own, rather than only a role within an established outlet. The interview also provides context on how the commercialization of AI is changing the culture of frontier labs, according to Roose.