# Kevin Roose

> Tech columnist at The New York Times, podcast host, and author

## About

Kevin Roose is a tech columnist at The New York Times, where he covers artificial intelligence and the technology industry. He is known for thoughtful, nuanced, and accessible coverage of AI and its implications for society.

He is the co-host of Hard Fork, one of the most popular technology podcasts, which he hosts with Casey Newton. The show covers AI, social media, Silicon Valley, and breaking tech news.

He previously created Rabbit Hole, an investigative podcast series about how the internet and social media algorithms shape beliefs and behavior.

## Books

- The Unlikely Disciple: A Sinner's Semester at America's Holiest University (2009) - A memoir of his semester undercover at Liberty University
- Young Money: Inside the Hidden World of Wall Street's Post-Crash Recruits (2014) - A New York Times bestseller about young Wall Street bankers
- Futureproof: 9 Rules for Humans in the Age of Automation (2021) - A guide to thriving alongside AI and automation
- The AGI Chronicles (2026) - Forthcoming book about the race to build artificial general intelligence

## Notable Work

- "A Conversation With Bing's Chatbot Left Me Deeply Unsettled" - A widely-discussed 2023 article about a conversation with Microsoft's AI that sparked global debate about AI safety
- Rabbit Hole podcast series - An investigation into internet radicalization and YouTube's recommendation algorithms
- "Here Come the Fake Videos, Too" - One of the first major investigations into deepfakes

## Background

Kevin Roose attended Brown University. He was previously a writer at New York magazine before joining The New York Times. He lives in the Bay Area.

## Contact

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## Links

- Website: https://kevinroose.com
- NYT Author Page: https://www.nytimes.com/by/kevin-roose
- Hard Fork Podcast: https://www.nytimes.com/column/hard-fork
- Newsletter: https://kevinroose.substack.com
- X/Twitter: https://x.com/kevinroose
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kevin-roose/