Roose and Newton Launch Machine Gods Media With NPR Deal
Kevin Roose and Casey Newton have created Machine Gods Media, a new company behind the Machine Gods podcast, which has a distribution deal with NPR.
Kevin Roose and Casey Newton have announced the creation of Machine Gods Media, a new media company, along with a podcast distribution deal with NPR, according to Wired. The company's first podcast is titled Machine Gods.
Roose's new book is titled The AGI Chronicles. Roose most recently served as a columnist and podcast host for The New York Times, and he and Newton previously cohosted the New York Times' Hard Fork podcast.
The launch comes as artificial intelligence companies including OpenAI, Anthropic and Google continue to draw wide public attention. OpenAI released the first consumer version of ChatGPT around the end of 2022, and the product received over 100 million downloads within a few short months of release.
Quick answers
What is Machine Gods Media?
It is a new media company created by Kevin Roose and Casey Newton, with a podcast distribution deal with NPR.
What is the name of Kevin Roose's new book?
The AGI Chronicles.
Where did Kevin Roose and Casey Newton work before?
They previously cohosted the New York Times' Hard Fork podcast. Roose most recently served as a columnist and podcast host for The New York Times.