Kevin Roose Didn’t Use AI to Write His Book About AI

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The author of The AGI Chronicles says his book “was written by a very tired, overworked, under-slept human being.”…

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  • Reported by WIRED and published Tue, 06 Oct 2026 10:30:00 UTC.

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Platform, chip and AI decisions set the terms other companies have to build on, so a single announcement here tends to ripple through products, supply chains and regulation.

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