CEO David Baszucki's mission to make Roblox a billion-player platform

Decoder with Nilay Patel

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Technology, Business

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🗓️ 12 October 2023

⏱️ 30 minutes

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Today we’re bringing you the last of our live-on-stage interviews from the 2023 Code Conference. Verge deputy editor Alex Heath sat down to chat with Roblox CEO David Baszucki. Roblox definitely started out as a kid thing, but the company has big plans to change all that, and Alex got to find out a bit about how that’s going. Roblox is determined to be a platform, even more than a product — something users can develop games and experiences on. And of course, David and Alex spoke about AI. David sees a lot of opportunity for generative AI to help content creators on the Roblox platform in the not-so-distant future. Links: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mfYz8weQm4M https://techcrunch.com/2023/09/21/roblox-cuts-30-on-talent-acquisition-team-as-hiring-slows/ https://www.theverge.com/2023/9/8/23864858/roblox-ceo-prediction-adults-dating-experiences-rdc-2023 https://www.theverge.com/2023/9/27/23889307/meta-ray-ban-smart-glasses-wearables-connect https://www.theverge.com/23775268/roblox-ceo-david-baszucki-gaming-metaverse-robux-virtual-reality https://mashable.com/article/karlie-kloss-roblox-klossette https://www.theverge.com/23734209/parsons-roblox-design-class-metaverse-fashion Transcript: https://www.theverge.com/e/23677085 Credits: Decoder is a production of The Verge and part of the Vox Media Podcast Network. Today’s episode was produced by Kate Cox and Nick Statt and was edited by Amanda Rose Smith. The Decoder music is by Breakmaster Cylinder. Our Executive Producer is Eleanor Donovan. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:30.0	Hello and welcome to Decoder.
0:34.7	I'm Neil Appetel, Editor and Chief of the Virgin Decoder is my show about big ideas and
0:38.6	other problems.
0:39.9	The code conference wrapped up a few days back and we're bringing you the last of our interviews
0:43.8	from the event.
0:44.8	My friend and colleague, Verge Deputy Editor Alex Heath, sat down and chat with a Roblox
0:49.0	CEO, David Bazooki, live on stage.
0:52.8	Earlier this year Roblox announced grand plans to build an audience of adults.
0:57.6	We probably think of Roblox as a kid thing.
0:59.4	We reported in 2020 that half of all US kids under 16 had played it, but the last time David
1:04.6	and Alex chatted, the company had big plans to change all that and Alex asked how all of
1:09.8	that was going.
1:10.8	Roblox is determined to be a platform even more than a product.
1:14.2	Something users can develop games and experiences with it and sounds quite a lot like a metaverse
1:19.1	idea.
1:20.1	But you'll hear David say he doesn't particularly like using that term.
1:24.0	And of course it was the code conference, so David and Alex talked about AI, which
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