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Kevin Roose
Award-Winning Technology Columnist, The New York Times | Co-Host of the Hard Fork Podcast | Bestselling Author of Futureproof | Leading Voice on AI & the Future of Work
Kevin Roose is one of the most influential journalists covering AI and its impact on our lives. An award-winning New York Times tech columnist, co-host of the Hard Fork podcast, and bestselling author of Futureproof, he makes the biggest shifts in technology clear and human. On stage, he cuts through the doom and the hype with a grounded, practical guide to thriving in the age of intelligent machines.
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Kevin Roose biography
Kevin Roose is one of the most influential journalists covering artificial intelligence and its impact on our lives, an award-winning New York Times technology columnist with a rare gift for making the most consequential shifts in tech clear, human, and genuinely useful. While others sound alarms or sell hype, Roose asks the question that matters most to any audience: what does this actually mean for me, my work, and my future?
AI speaker Kevin Roose writes the column “The Shift” for The New York Times, examining the intersection of technology, business, and culture, and co-hosts the paper’s hit podcast Hard Fork with Casey Newton, one of the most popular shows about the frontier of technology. He first reached a mass audience through his reporting on social media, algorithms, and online radicalization, including the acclaimed series Rabbit Hole, and became one of the defining voices of the AI era after his now-famous 2023 account of an unsettling conversation with Microsoft’s Bing chatbot, a story that shaped how millions of people first understood the power and strangeness of modern AI.
Futureproof: Staying Human in the Age of AI
Roose is the bestselling author of three books, most notably Futureproof: 9 Rules for Humans in the Age of Automation, his guide to thriving alongside AI and automation, which he updated in 2023 to address the generative-AI revolution. His earlier books include Young Money, an inside look at the lives of young Wall Street bankers, and The Unlikely Disciple, a memoir of a semester spent undercover at a conservative evangelical university. A recurring guest on The Daily and a fixture on leading TV and radio, he is known for deep, immersive reporting, he interviews the experts, reads the research, and tests the tools himself, then translates what he learns into plain, practical language. He is a graduate of Brown University and was named to the Forbes 30 Under 30.
As a speaker, Kevin Roose is sharp, funny, and refreshingly clear-eyed, cutting through both the doom and the hype around AI. He speaks on how artificial intelligence and automation are reshaping work, practical rules for future-proofing your career and organization, social media, algorithms, and misinformation, and how to stay human in a world of intelligent machines. Audiences leave with a grounded understanding of where technology is really headed, and concrete, reassuring strategies for navigating it.
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AI Is Changing Everything — but What Is Everything? A Conversation with Kevin Roose
Kevin Roose, Technology Columnist, The New York Times | BSR19
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Drawing on his bestselling book, Roose offers a reassuring, practical answer to the question on everyone's mind: how do I stay valuable when machines can do so much? He shares his rules for "future-proofing" careers and organizations, focusing on the deeply human skills that AI can't replicate, and shows audiences how to work alongside intelligent machines rather than compete against them.
As one of the most trusted journalists on the AI beat, and the reporter behind the viral Bing chatbot story, Roose gives audiences a clear, jargon-free understanding of what today's AI can and can't do. He separates genuine breakthroughs from marketing noise, explains where the technology is heading, and helps leaders make sense of the most important shift of our time.
Roose explores how AI and automation are really reshaping jobs, teams, and industries, not with generic predictions, but with grounded reporting on what's already happening. He helps organizations understand which tasks will change, what new opportunities are emerging, and how leaders can prepare their people to adapt and thrive rather than fall behind.
Building on his reporting on online radicalization and the attention economy, Roose reveals how the algorithms behind our screens shape what we believe, buy, and do. He helps audiences understand the forces driving misinformation and polarization, and what individuals and organizations can do to think more clearly and act more responsibly in a chaotic information landscape.
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FAQs on Booking Kevin Roose
Why Kevin Roose?
Booking Kevin Roose gives audiences one of the clearest and most credible voices on artificial intelligence, at exactly the moment every organization is trying to make sense of it. As a New York Times columnist and co-host of the Hard Fork podcast, he has unmatched access to the people building the future, and a journalist's gift for explaining it without hype or jargon. His bestseller Futureproof turned him into a trusted guide for anyone anxious about automation, and his viral reporting on AI has shaped the public conversation. Sharp, funny, and reassuringly practical, he leaves audiences informed rather than overwhelmed. He is an ideal speaker for events on AI, technology, the future of work, and digital culture. To bring Kevin Roose to your next event, contact Aurum Speakers Bureau.
Who is Kevin Roose?
Kevin Roose is an American author, journalist, and one of the most influential voices covering technology and artificial intelligence. He is an award-winning technology columnist for The New York Times, where he writes the column "The Shift," and co-hosts the popular NYT podcast Hard Fork with Casey Newton. The bestselling author of Futureproof, Young Money, and The Unlikely Disciple, he is known for his immersive reporting on AI, social media, and automation, including a widely read 2023 story about Microsoft's Bing AI chatbot. He is a graduate of Brown University and was named to the Forbes 30 Under 30.
What is Kevin Roose's book Futureproof about?
Futureproof: 9 Rules for Humans in the Age of Automation is Kevin Roose's bestselling guide to thriving as artificial intelligence and automation transform work and life. Rather than predicting which jobs will disappear, Roose offers nine practical rules for staying valuable and human in an automated world, emphasizing the uniquely human capabilities, creativity, social skills, and moral judgment, that machines can't replicate. Originally published in 2021, it was updated in 2023 to address the rise of generative AI, and has become a touchstone for anyone seeking a hopeful, practical response to the AI revolution.
What topics does AI speaker Kevin Roose cover?
Kevin Roose speaks on how AI and automation are reshaping work, practical strategies for future-proofing careers and organizations, understanding AI beyond the hype, and social media, algorithms, and misinformation. His keynotes suit events on AI, technology, the future of work, and digital culture. To book Kevin Roose as a speaker, contact Aurum Speakers Bureau.
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