The Inside Story of the 150 People Who Built Modern AI
10. The Inside Story of the 150 People Who Built Modern AI
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Show: The Every Podcast
Focus: Agents for Everyone
Date: November 4, 2026
Duration: 46:14
Summary: The Every Podcast interviews journalist Kevin Roose about documenting modern AI, mandatory safety testing, research methods, AI-assisted editing and deciding which tasks should remain human. The exact first-party episode page and complete timecoded transcript support the 46:14 program; claims about laboratories, regulation and tools remain attributed.
Why it matters: Knowledge workers can use the interview’s weightlifting-versus-forklifting test to decide which tasks build judgment through effort, which are safe to delegate, and where human sourcing, coaching, accountability or independent verification must remain.
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Listen / watch: The Every Podcast