Vibe Coded

Jared White

A show about the perils & pitfalls of creative intellectual automation; and why the future of good Internet vibes is for the humans, by the humans.

  1. 1 day ago

    The Extraordinarily Bad Vibes of Data Centers

    Vibe Coded has turned 1! It's hard to believe a year has gone by already, and in so many ways I feel like I'm just getting started. Thank you, my audience, for helping it grow, for all of the wonderful feedback I've received, and for the appreciable evidence that people care about the topics covered here. Speaking of which, today's topic is a whirlwind tour through just a few days of data center-related news that is truly shocking…and speaks to the reasons why fighting (and stopping!) the buildout of slop machine infrastructure has become a unifying force in American politics and beyond. 📢 Hosted by Jared White 💬 Chat with me! Discord / Signal / Mastodon 🤌 Produced by Intuitive Future // Join Intuitive+ Today and support the show for only $5 a month (plus listen to the members-exclusive new show Future Insider) 📥 Subscribe to the Cycles Hyped No More newsletter, the companion to Vibe Coded 🎶 Theme music by Ben Elson Links Episode 1: That Pesky AI Backlash Keeps GrowingGoogle Admits It Missed Its Climate Goals — Again — Because of AIAmazon Is Spewing a Record Breaking Amount of Pollution to Power Its AI Data CentersRevealed: landmark Scottish AI project has no prospect of meeting renewables promiseMeta data center water discharges suspended after contaminating the city's reclamation water supply with bacteriumData centers emitting more CO2 than thought: studyYeah, it's a problem (Mastodon)AI Data Centers Use Far More Water Than Most Tech Giants Report“I'm almost at the point where I hate data centers more than I hate the actual technology itself.” (Mastodon)

    26 min

  2. 30 Jun

    Every Luke Skywalker Needs a Yoda

    There's a malaise in our society. Something has gone very, very wrong. People are craving mentorship, professional nurturing, a sense that someone's got their back. And increasingly, that someone is a chatbot. Oh no! What can we do to help steer people away from the slop machines and back to humans? How can we build new creative communities which welcome folks in and make them feel supported and encouraged? This isn't a technology problem, it's a cultural prob—dammit, the slop machines have got to me now! Something something moat. Not X, Y. Help! 😂 📢 Hosted by Jared White 💬 Chat with me! Discord / Signal / Mastodon 🤌 Produced by Intuitive Future // Join Intuitive+ Today and support the show for only $5 a month (plus listen to the members-exclusive new show Future Insider) 📥 Subscribe to the Cycles Hyped No More newsletter, the companion to Vibe Coded 🎶 Theme music by Ben Elson

    13 min

  3. 24 Jun

    A Thief and a Liar

    Many news media publications and rights holders seem to be bowing at the altar of Big AI. The New York Times is not among them. “We cannot allow AI cheerleaders to dominate the public conversation” says NYT publisher A.G. Sulzberger. That and much more covered in today's whirlwind tour of recent news, from a ban on much AI usage in Norwegian elementary schools to the specter of "workslop" dragging down corporations. And the Resistance is scoring wins right and left, blocking billions upon billions of dollars of data center projects so far this year. Let's dig in. 📢 Hosted by Jared White 💬 Chat with me! Discord / Signal / Mastodon 🤌 Produced by Intuitive Future // Join Intuitive+ Today and support the show for only $5 a month (plus listen to the members-exclusive new show Future Insider) 📥 Subscribe to the Cycles Hyped No More newsletter, the companion to Vibe Coded 🎶 Theme music by Ben Elson Links $130 billion in data center projects blocked by protests so far this yearCollege Students Consumed by “Resignation and Despair” as They’re Relentlessly Pressured to Use AINorway imposes near ban on AI in elementary schoolBig Tech Is a Thief and a Liar, Says New York Times PublisherCompanies That Embraced AI Are Now Rotting Away in a Very Specific WayPeople training new AI models admit they just get chatbots to do itDOJ Makes Shock Admission in Court on Iranian All Girls School StrikeChinese vlogger just built a rideable flying sword drone

    20 min

  4. 10 Jun

    iDeepfakeOS

    Tim Cook's final appearance in an Apple keynote, so of course he went out with style and flair! Just kidding. It was so-o-o-o boring. 😴 Unfortunately, so was most of the rest of the WWDC26 announcements—that is, when they weren't absolutely enraging. A deepfake generator of your friends? Really Apple? This is what your legendary focus on UX has come to in the twilight of Cook's tenure? A Siri which is totally willing to glaze students with "It sounds great!" pablum? Really?? Steve Jobs is rolling over in his grave right now. But hey…at least we finally got our "Snow Leopard" OS release cycle. That's something! 😂 📢 Hosted by Jared White 💬 Chat with me! Discord / Signal / Mastodon 🤌 Produced by Intuitive Future // Join Intuitive+ Today and support the show for only $5 a month (plus listen to the members-exclusive new show Future Insider) 📥 Subscribe to the Cycles Hyped No More newsletter, the companion to Vibe Coded 🎶 Theme music by Ben Elson Links Fresh Fusion (my other podcast)My social media reaction to WWDC26Give Apple CEO-Elect John Ternus a ChanceAll the little details Apple did show in its WWDC 2026 keynote…just very quicklyShe won an exemption from using AI at her tech job. The Pope's remarks could fuel similar appeals."Chat is dead": OpenAI preps overhaul of ChatGPT

    24 min

  5. 2 Jun

    Biases and Fallacies and Heuristics, Oh My!

    Hype—any hype, but in this instance tech hype—only works because humans are fallible. We fall prey to quirks of the mind, real-world hacks which dilute our rational thinking and cause us to sink into a mire cynically crafted for us by bad actors who are more than willing to manipulate and trick others for their own gain. In this episode, I will explain to you some of these mind games: the heuristics, biases, and fallacies which are difficult for us to escape…even when we're being thoughtful and critical ourselves. Guard yourselves against endless capitalist hype cycles by strengthening your mind! Oh, and in case this wasn't reason enough to tune in…The Amazing Criswell from Plan 9 from Outer Space makes an appearance. Because of course! He's one of the greatest hype men of all the ages! 📢 Hosted by Jared White 💬 Chat with me! Discord / Signal / Mastodon 🤌 Produced by Intuitive Future // Join Intuitive+ Today and support the show for only $5 a month (plus listen to the members-exclusive new show Future Insider) 📥 Subscribe to the Cycles Hyped No More newsletter, the companion to Vibe Coded 🎶 Theme music by Ben Elson Links We once laughed at the horseless carriage…now some of us laugh at ~~outer space~~ generative AI!Availability heuristicSurvivorship biasPost hoc ergo propter hoc

    31 min

  6. 27 May

    The Psychological Cost of Activism Against Slopologists

    It's a jungle out there. Disorder and confusion everywhere. No one seems to care. Well I do! Hey, who’s in charge here? It may seem like I'm quoting from a famous Randy Newman song, and…OK yes, I am! 😂 But this is the world we live in. Having to deal with AI-pilled morons on the regular, feeling forced to leave improperly moderated communities overrun with slop, unfollowing slopologists, constantly having to seek out alternatives to Big Tech…and then getting yelled at for picking the “wrong” alternative…whew, it's a lot. How do we cope? That is the topic of the hour. 📢 Hosted by Jared White 💬 Chat with me! Discord / Signal / Mastodon 🤌 Produced by Intuitive Future // Join Intuitive+ Today and support the show for only $5 a month (plus listen to the members-exclusive new show Future Insider) 📥 Subscribe to the Cycles Hyped No More newsletter, the companion to Vibe Coded 🎶 Theme music by Ben Elson Links NeuromaxxingSpace Cadet PinballSlow Productivity by Cal Newport

    21 min

  7. 12 May

    The Death and Resurrection of UX w/Ayush Newatia

    Marketing has taken over product design. Usability used to mean something. Now software is becoming less "human", a symptom of a wider business culture sucking up to AI companies because of far too much capital flooding the markets. But it doesn't have to be this way. Join us for a merry dialog on the hazards of A/B testing your way into a good product (spoiler alert! you can't!), asking the why about your data not simply the what, codemaxxing, flaming Teslas, and a whole lot more. 📢 Hosted by Jared White & guest Ayush Newatia 💬 Chat with us! Discord / Signal / Mastodon 🤌 Produced by Intuitive Future // Join Intuitive+ Today and support the show for only $5 a month (plus listen to the members-exclusive new show Future Insider) 📥 Subscribe to the Cycles Hyped No More newsletter, the companion to Vibe Coded 🎶 Theme music by Ben Elson Links Zoomers are ditching doomscrolling and saving cinemaYour AI Use Is Breaking My BrainEllipsus (yes again…I swear I'm not a paid shill, I swear it!)

    47 min

  8. 5 May

    Nothing Sus About Ellipsus

    If you’re like a lot of folks now wondering if it’s even possible to build delightful, human-centric & humane SaaS products for the web anymore, Ellipsus is proof that yes it’s possible! One of the great things about Ellipsus is they have been standing with writers and creators against the onslaught of generative AI and slop. And “Our Survey on Creativity, Writing, and Reading in the Age of AI” highlights just what their community is feeling but in a broader sense, how it’s possible to build new products & services around these sentiments. One does not need to become a slop peddler in order to find successful product/market fit. 📢 Hosted by Jared White 💬 Chat with me! Discord / Signal / Mastodon 🤌 Produced by Intuitive Future // Join Intuitive+ Today and support the show for only $5 a month (plus listen to the members-exclusive new show Future Insider) 📥 Subscribe to the Cycles Hyped No More newsletter, the companion to Vibe Coded 🎶 Theme music by Ben Elson Links Our Survey on Creativity, Writing, and Reading in the Age of AIFresh Fusion Podcast episode 129Ooo, shiny linky! 🤩 Record-Breaking Drone Show (Guinness World Records)

    16 min
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A show about the perils & pitfalls of creative intellectual automation; and why the future of good Internet vibes is for the humans, by the humans.

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  • Creator
    Jared White
  • Years Active
    2025 - 2026
  • Episodes
    20
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © 2025 Intuitive Future
  • Show Website
    Vibe Coded
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