People vs Algorithms

Troy Young, Brian Morrissey, Alex Schleifer

Uncovering patterns of change in media, culture, and technology, each week media veterans Brian Morrissey, Alex Schleifer and Troy Young break down stuff that matters. Get our newsletters: https://www.peoplevsalgorithms.com/ https://www.therebooting.com/ www.peoplevsalgorithms.com

  1. The Coldplay Protocol

    hace 6 d

    The Coldplay Protocol

    We dig into the tangled collision of journalism and the creatory economy. Emily Sundberg’s Zuckerberg interview, Brian’s christening as the Matt Belloni-of-advertising, and why guys like Scott Galloway and Gary Vaynerchuk get a pass to cash in while "real journalists" get side-eyed for it. We also unpack AI's creeping presence in music and writing — can you love an AI song, what happens to "providence" when anyone can fake authenticity, and why lo-fi, bathtub-recorded music is having a moment as a rebellion against it. Along the way: the AI spending bubble, token bills gone wild, the Comcast/Versant breakup, the great AC debate, and a working theory that once you're successful enough, you inevitably become Coldplay. * Watch us on YouTube * Troy Young’s People vs Algorithms newsletter * Brian Morrissey’s The Rebooting newsletter * Alex Schleifer’s Human Computer * Follow Alex, Brian and Troy on Twitter Chapters: * 00:00 Open * 00:56 PvA Travel Log * 26:37 AI Costs and Dumb Pipes * 42:39 Comcast Spins Off NBCU * 48:12 Hollywood Meets Homelessness * 52:44 Personality Media Fatigue * 01:03:31 Fake Podcast Aesthetics * 01:05:19 Good Product * 01:10:00 Credits This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.peoplevsalgorithms.com

    1 h 11 min
  2. Cannes is CES with Rosé

    26 jun

    Cannes is CES with Rosé

    This week’s episode leans heavily into Cannes, which is a world where everyone is selling and many are lying. Creators are the cool kids of Cannes, while the site of a drone show by a mobile ad network is considered normal. Plus: Ana Andjelic on what makes A24 unique. * Watch us on YouTube * Troy Young’s People vs Algorithms newsletter * Brian Morrissey’s The Rebooting newsletter * Alex Schleifer’s Human Computer * Follow Alex, Brian and Troy on Twitter Chapters: * 00:00 Open * 00:23 Welcome * 01:45 Reporting From Cannes * 08:25 Retail Media Makes Content * 13:46 Creator Con * 23:42 Smart Glasses Arms Race * 29:26 AI Empire Leverage * 31:59 A24 Money And Mystique with Ana Andjelic * 37:58 Publishers vs Google * 45:49 Cannes Cool Kids * 47:41 Good Product * 54:08 PVA Notes Updates * 55:45 Fan Feedback * 58:24 Credits This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.peoplevsalgorithms.com

    59 min
  3. Americamaxxing, AI Taste Wars, World Cup Soft Power

    19 jun

    Americamaxxing, AI Taste Wars, World Cup Soft Power

    We debate whether Anthropic painted itself in a corner with its safety messaging, if Snap Specs pass the taste test, Elon as American icon, and the World Cup and Trump’s UFC fight showcasing the profound weirdness and contradictions at the heart of the American experience. Plus: Anonymous Banker on why Fox paying $22 billion for Roku makes sense and Troy says someone will buy Semafor. * Watch us on YouTube * Troy Young’s People vs Algorithms newsletter * Brian Morrissey’s The Rebooting newsletter * Alex Schleifer’s Human Computer * Follow Alex, Brian and Troy on Twitter Chapters: * 00:00 Open * 00:23 Welcome * 01:52 Field Notes Update * 07:38 PvA Mixers and Cannes * 11:05 Anthropic Export Controls * 18:57 Who Controls Intelligence * 22:29 Snap Specs Taste Test * 31:38 Media Ads Are Over * 38:18 World Cup Soft Power * 45:50 Elon The Trillionaire * 49:11 Fox Buys Roku * 56:30 Post Text Media Future * 01:02:58 Good Product * 01:05:37 Credits This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.peoplevsalgorithms.com

    1 h 6 min
  4. The Abundance Economy

    12 jun

    The Abundance Economy

    Seen one way, AI has democratized the creative process. Seen another, we are swimming in a sea of mediocrity that inevitably crowds out attention to human-led creativity. Plus: Handicapping Hot AI IPO Summer, YouTubers as Hollywood's saviors, GLP-1s vs impulse manipulators and Breaker's Lachlan Cartwright on assesses the characters in the 60 Minutes dram that’s like Viagra for media newsletters. Finally, an ode to the old-standby of cocktail parties: pigs in a blanket. * Watch us on YouTube * Troy Young’s People vs Algorithms newsletter * Brian Morrissey’s The Rebooting newsletter * Alex Schleifer’s Human Computer * Follow Alex, Brian and Troy on Twitter Chapters: * 00:00 Open * 00:40 Welcome * 02:11 AI Design Pet Peeve * 06:25 What Field Notes Is * 14:47 Abundance Versus Quality * 24:34 Taste Process * 32:19 YouTube IP Breakout * 39:09 Fable 5 * 48:27 GLP-1 Economy Shock * 50:58 PvA Overtime with Lachlan Cartwright * 55:20 60 Minutes Drama * 01:12:15 Good Product * 01:21:48 Credits This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.peoplevsalgorithms.com

    1 h 23 min
  5. The AI Pushback

    5 jun

    The AI Pushback

    ChatGPT is advertising it as a souped-up Clippy to help with date-night recipes and sibling road trips. What happened to superintelligence and curing cancer? Disruptive forces always invite pushback, as Bari Weiss is learning at CBS. In PvA OT: Anonymous Banker on People Inc's AI-hedge with MGM and why YouTube ecosystem events are far better than typical media events. * Ballgame * Watch us on YouTube * Troy Young’s People vs Algorithms newsletter * Brian Morrissey’s The Rebooting newsletter * Alex Schleifer’s Human Computer * Follow Alex, Brian and Troy on Twitter Chapters: * 00:00 Open * 01:06 Welcome * 01:36 Ballgame * 05:19 PvA Corrections * 06:27 AI Regulation Arrives * 11:10 Why Everyone Hates AI * 18:14 Work Slop * 26:40 Portable AI Memory Moats * 35:26 60 Minutes Media Drama * 45:36 AI Slop Culture War * 52:50 World Cup and NBA Summer * 54:55 PvA Overtime with AB: People Inc Eyes MGM * 01:03:47 YouTube Events and Networking * 01:10:51 Good Product * 01:16:23 Credits This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.peoplevsalgorithms.com

    1 h 17 min
  6. Homines Contra Algorithmos

    29 may

    Homines Contra Algorithmos

    We debate the commodification of the human experience, why the upside-down token economics is a more pressing near-term concern, the religious zeal behind SpaceX's valuation, and why HR is the new boogeywoman of the aggrieved and powerful. Plus: Ana Andjelic on why not carrying a phone and having a personal philosopher are new luxury status symbols. * Watch us on YouTube * Troy Young’s People vs Algorithms newsletter * Brian Morrissey’s The Rebooting newsletter * Alex Schleifer’s Human Computer * Follow Alex, Brian and Troy on Twitter Chapters: * 00:00 Open * 00:47 Welcome * 02:33 Pope Leo on AI * 13:35 Capitalism vs Humanity * 23:32 SpaceX IPO Faith * 29:44 AI and HR Backlash * 41:42 Counterculture to AI * 45:38 Euromaxxing With Billionaires * 49:38 New Status Symbols * 59:41 Ferrari EV Identity Crisis * 01:05:10 China Rewrites Luxury Rules * 01:11:35 Good Product * 01:17:24 Credits This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.peoplevsalgorithms.com

    1 h 18 min
  7. Steroid Olympics

    22 may

    Steroid Olympics

    This week, we discuss the chaotic transition to an AI-augmented era, the roiling backlash trying to slow it down, and how we’ll come to terms with a weird new world. Plus: The dénouement of the scale era in publishing and beginning of the “inversion” era of media brands. * Watch us on YouTube * Troy Young’s People vs Algorithms newsletter * Brian Morrissey’s The Rebooting newsletter * Alex Schleifer’s Human Computer * Follow Alex, Brian and Troy on Twitter Chapters: * 00:00 Open * 01:33 Welcome * 04:55 Graduation Speech AI Backlash * 05:46 Pope AI Encyclical Buzz * 07:40 Why People Distrust AI * 13:23 AI Book Quote Scandal * 15:16 Steroid Olympics for Creators * 19:23 Flood of Synthetic Content * 22:31 Human Only Platforms * 27:53 LLM Confidence and Hallucinations * 31:55 Breaking the AI Loop * 32:38 Google Ends Link Search * 36:39 Vox Deal and Glue Factory * 40:30 Inversion Strategy at People * 43:52 Monetizing Brands via SKUs * 46:04 Supernatural Comeback Economy * 48:44 Good Product * 57:52 Credits This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.peoplevsalgorithms.com

    59 min
  8. Clauditis

    15 may

    Clauditis

    Meanwhile, Anthropic is on a $50 billion run rate and raising at a $900b valuation. We look back to the dawn of the assembly line, when workers suffered from “Forditis," a condition of despair caused by a lack of agency and the pressure to keep up with a pace set by machines. Plus: learning from Ferrari, Ryan Cohen's use of the information space for his long-shot takeover bid for eBay, the decline of drinking as structural phenomenon, the end of the road for BuzzFeed, and Italian rock bands. * Watch us on YouTube * Troy Young’s People vs Algorithms newsletter * Brian Morrissey’s The Rebooting newsletter * Alex Schleifer’s Human Computer * Follow Alex, Brian and Troy on Twitter Chapters: * 00:00 Open * 00:38 Welcome * 04:14 Ferrari Scarcity Mythology * 11:27 From Ferrari To Anthropic * 21:33 AI Backlash And Forditis * 27:19 Thinking Machines New Interface * 38:13 Narratives Beat Policy * 41:23 Ryan Cohen Media Populism * 48:01 BuzzFeed Byron Allen Deal * 58:37 Good Product * 01:09:08 Credits This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.peoplevsalgorithms.com

    1 h 10 min
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Información

Uncovering patterns of change in media, culture, and technology, each week media veterans Brian Morrissey, Alex Schleifer and Troy Young break down stuff that matters. Get our newsletters: https://www.peoplevsalgorithms.com/ https://www.therebooting.com/ www.peoplevsalgorithms.com

Ficha técnica

  • Creado por
    Troy Young, Brian Morrissey, Alex Schleifer
  • Años en activo
    2022 - 2026
  • Episodios
    192
  • Clasificación
    Explícito
  • Derechos de autor
    © Troy Young
  • Sitio web del podcast
    People vs Algorithms
  • Proveedor

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