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Don’t know where to start with AI? Kevin Roose’s new book has answers

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Despite disagreeing over when (or if) AI will achieve human-level intelligence, Jacob Aron thoroughly recommends The AGI Chronicles by Kevin Roose, a primer to a fast-moving field…

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  • Reported by New Scientist and published Wed, 07 Oct 2026 17:00:00 UTC.

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