{"book":{"book":"The AGI Chronicles","author":"Kevin Roose","publicationYear":"","description":"Kevin Roose explores the intense and quasi-religious pursuit of artificial general intelligence across the technology sector. The book examines recent warnings from industry insiders regarding rogue AI escaping human creators with potentially existential consequences. Roose demonstrates that billionaire tech executives have been clashing over these risks for more than a decade. It documents the competitive, all-out sprint to develop human-level artificial intelligence despite its inherent dangers. Through this analysis, readers gain insight into the ideological motivations and conflicts driving today's AI pioneers.","image":"https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/2160x2160+0+0/resize/3000/quality/66/format/jpg/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F26%2F62%2Fac1d45204ecdb592d67ce3f3f181%2Fa15f7fba-7519-413e-b8c1-0e51d06c7e7c.jpg","date":"2026-10-27"}}