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

aired Oct 06, 2026 · 42.0m
Signal
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Essential
confidence 0.99
Orig54.7
Actn100.0
Dens100.0
Dpth100.0
Clty74.3
Summary

I recently chatted with McKinsey's Dan Swan about how businesses successfully transitioned to AI, the coming agentic wave, and even the sad loss of tennis line judges. Some people are buying software and calling it a transformation.

Why listen

It goes beyond the title with direct discussion of people, like, think, including: Some people are buying software and calling it a transformation.

Key takeaways
  1. 01I recently chatted with McKinsey's Dan Swan about how businesses successfully transitioned to AI, the coming agentic wave, and even the sad loss of tennis line judges
  2. 02That operational drag adds up fast, and IT teams are overwhelmed trying to keep up
  3. 03You describe what you want automated, in plain English, and Serval builds it for you
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