Kevin Roose is an award-winning journalist and the bestselling author of three previous books: Futureproof, Young Money, and The Unlikely Disciple. From 2017 to 2026, he was the technology columnist for The New York Times, where he hosted the podcasts Hard Fork and Rabbit Hole. He is now the co-host, with Casey Newton, of Machine Gods, a podcast about artificial intelligence. He lives in the San Francisco Bay Area with his family.