EPISODE · Feb 13, 2026 · 1H

AI Anxiety

from People vs Algorithms · host Troy Young, Brian Morrissey, and Alex Schleifer

The age of AI is off to a shambolic start. Anthropic and OpenAI ran Super Bowl ads that fell flat. The gap is widening between the AI-pilled true believers and the Normals, as AI becomes yet another existential anxiety. Plus: Alex breaks down the design systems deployed by Trump vs Mamdani, and Troy says The Washington Post has a product problem.* 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 TwitterChapters:* 00:27 Welcome* 07:46 Billionaires Flock to Miami* 11:21 AI Anxiety* 31:08 Design & Government* 35:36 Mamdani Design Language* 37:43 A Very Difficult Job: Running the WaPo* 56:37 Good Product* 59:55 Outro 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

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