He writes a popular newsletter called Machine Society, a weekly opinion column at Computerworld, co-hosts a fun podcast called Superintelligent, wrote a book called Gastronomad: The Art of Living Everywhere and Eating Everything!, and is published in other publications from time to time.
Before writing full time, he worked as Editor-in-Chief, opinion writer, tech founder and editorial consultant for a range of technology publications.
Elgan co-owns a publishing company called Elgan Media.
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AI disclosures: Every word on this blog since February, 2026, was written by Mike Elgan without the use of AI for writing, editing or for any other purpose.