People vs Algorithms · 2026-05-22 · 59 min
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
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