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. 4 дн. тому

    Strong Meat

    We look ahead to the release of GTA 6 while tackling the implications of the doomsday sci-fi AI narrative, the use of social cost to coerce behaviors, and how giant sports events like the US Open are now more brand activation and corporate hospitality platforms. * 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 * Join our community - PvA Field Notes Chapters: * 12:00 GTA VI * 20:47 Meta Layoffs * 33:07 Hugging Face Agent Swarm * 40:03 AI China Race * 47:42 Social Costs And AI * 01:09:04 Good Product * 01:16:58 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

    Strong Meat

  2. 28 серп.

    Owning the Narrative

    Dolly Parton owned a very American narrative of being born poor but making something out of nothing through talent and hard work. In contrast, tech tried to control its narrative and instead stoked backlash to their grand project of AI. Plus: A celebration of nerding out, from the Stick Guy to Emma Camp to David Senra. And a conversation with the WSJ computational journalist John West about why the successor to the open web is small private groups. * Buy John West’s new book - The Internet Will Die and So Will You * 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 * Join our community - PvA Field Notes Chapters: * 00:00 Internet Impermanence * 02:44 Dolly Parton Legacy * 10:04 AI Narrative Crisis * 29:35 Fine Line of Authorship * 38:13 Celebration of Nerding Out * 44:17 Carney is an Interesting Character * 50:23 AI Newsrooms And APIs * 56:08 Flock Cameras And Privacy Backlash * 01:03:38 John West On AI And The Dying Web * 01:17:38 Importance of Forgetting * 01:27:30 What is a Computational Journalist? 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

    Owning the Narrative

  3. 21 серп.

    Social Media is Dead

    What replaced it is an algorithmic entertainment machine where everyone is selling something, AI makes authenticity harder to trust, and the platforms increasingly have little to do with your actual social network. Brian, Troy and Alex argue over what comes next, why belief may be scarcer than attention, and whether we need more arguments. * 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 * Join our community - PvA Field Notes Chapters: * 01:12 AI Fakes and Social Trust * 15:38 The Case for Arguments * 28:30 Flock Cameras And AI Surveillance * 33:26 Taboola Takes Over NBC Ads 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

    Social Media is Dead

  4. 14 серп.

    The Provenance Problem

    Suno makes real songs harder to tell from fake. Launch videos are coming across as fake — and the engagement is fake. Drawing the line between creative tool and robot authorship is fuzzy. We debate people’s right to know what AI made and the role of regulation. Plus: Bobby Fingers as AI antidote, Meta’s open source push, the Great GDP Debate, media’s exit from the attention economy, and the brand problem Democrats face from Woke 1. * 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 * Join our community - PvA Field Notes Chapters: * 00:00 Open * 00:31 Welcome * 04:38 Field Notes Update * 06:16 Anthropic Watermarking * 09:40 Provenance Problem * 22:42 Meta Back in AI * 35:28 NVIDIA Compute Futures * 37:17 Media Survival Playbook * 40:19 Bobby Fingers Craft Era * 47:27 GDP Beyond the Numbers * 50:52 Woke 1.0 Aftermath * 01:01:00 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

    The Provenance Problem

  5. 7 серп.

    Sales Energy

    They take risks, they’re fueled by rejection, they know the power of relationships, they’re competitive and they will do shots. The best sellers follow the way of Catalan fishermen: To get the fish, you gotta get your ass wet. Plus: Why the NYT and WSJ hit escape velocity, AI’s new oddball character, and the folly of trying to out-YouTube YouTube. * 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 * Join our community - PvA Field Notes Chapters: * 00:00 Open * 00:36 Welcome * 02:11 Linda’s Character Flaws * 05:54 Spencer Vs Galloway * 11:50 Netflix Offsite Drama * 13:25 Salespeople Vs Marketers * 15:36 AI’s New Main Character * 26:36 Rubbers Mystery * 29:29 Biohacking Identity Shift * 36:06 NYT WSJ Escape Velocity * 43:29 Creator Models Beyond Personality * 48:53 YouTube Is Untouchable * 51:04 Hearst Buys A&E * 56:00 Good Product * 01:00:54 TRB Audience Summit 9/17 * 01:02:17 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

    Sales Energy

  6. 31 лип.

    AI’s High School Cafeteria

    This week we unpack Silicon Valley’s latest AI power struggle, asking whether the battle over open models is really about competition or about taking down Anthropic. We also explore why the internet feels increasingly broken, how content marketing quietly won, and what happens when every company becomes a media company. Good Product this week is a healthy ego. We discuss how it affects leadership, mental health, ambition, insecurity, and what it means to build a healthier relationship with success. Plus: AI agents in communities, the future of branding, and one very chaotic recording session from Sicily. * 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 * 00:35 Welcome * 02:16 Anonymous Feedback Sparks * 08:38 Open vs Closed AI Drama * 12:03 Who Benefits From Open Weights * 17:28 Power Plays and Regulators * 21:10 Meet Linda the Agent * 25:35 Content Marketing Wins * 32:47 Paywalls Ruin the Web * 37:27 Platforms and New Moats * 41:29 AI Flood and Filtering * 47:53 Good Product * 56:45 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

    AI’s High School Cafeteria

  7. 24 лип.

    The New Moat

    Publishers see the writing on the wall for traffic-based models and are instead looking to experiential gatherings that bring together communities. We discuss why events are becoming media’s new moat, the tensions that come with building them, and what happens when AI agents begin acting on their own. Plus: the hypocrisy of closed AI models, Coca-Cola’s Marlboro moment, and why the collapse of the media career ladder is forcing a generation of experienced executives to become free agents. * 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 * 00:29 Welcome * 04:08 What Makes Events Great * 15:58 Media Turns To Community * 29:25 OpenAI Agent Breakout * 37:17 Coke Rebrand * 43:23 Zaslav Buys Summer Camp * 46:58 Gen X Career Compression * 58:21 Guardian Model and Substack Anti AI * 01:01:58 Why Video Aggregation Fails * 01:04:00 Publishers vs Google Threats * 01:07:06 Good Product * 01:15:41 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

    The New Moat

  8. 17 лип.

    In Praise of Aggregation

    AI should eliminate the need for human content aggregation, yet it's still going strong, as seen by the influential subscriber base of News Items and popularity of aggregation-heavy newsletters like Feed Me. Plus: Argentina's heel turn, Taco Bell's messy brand crisis and a drop-by from CEO Whisperer and self-proclaimed King of Quickbooks CJ Gustafson of Mostly Metrics to discuss tokenomics and building Mostly Metrics into a $5m business. * 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 * 00:58 Welcome * 01:41 Field Notes Community * 05:38 Media Feuds and Characters * 13:18 World Cup * 21:01 Affiliate Cookie Stuffing * 29:43 Standing Out in Marketing * 38:06 Future of Aggregation * 51:18 Good Product * 57:47 Overtime with CJ Gustafson * 01:02:33 Tokenomics For CFOs * 01:09:04 Measuring AI ROI * 01:16:13 What CFOs Actually Do * 01:18:53 Mostly Metrics Business Model * 01:24:34 A Good Business Pays Well * 01:28:30 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

    In Praise of Aggregation
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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

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  • Автор
    Troy Young, Brian Morrissey, Alex Schleifer
  • Роки діяльності
    2022 - 2026
  • Епізоди
    201
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    Відверто
  • Авторське право
    © Troy Young
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    People vs Algorithms

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