Humans in the Loop

Troy unveils his vibe-coded media system that produces a daily briefing based on his entire media diet, underpinned with a memory layer that acts as a second brain of PvA thinking. This would turn media from a game of speed to one of accumulated worldview. We also unpack the rise of fakes, from the clip economy to Allbirds pivot to AI; handicap the Pope vs Trump battle; and get a report from an international journalism festival in Italy.* 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:* 00:00 Open* 00:34 Welcome* 02:48 Troy The Vibe-Coder* 11:54 Takeaways Process And Limits* 17:52 AI Slop And Meme Warfare* 25:37 Clips Economy* 32:32 Allbirds AI Pivot* 37:37 Anthropic vs OpenAI Chart* 47:02 Journalism Hierarchy* 49:30 LinkedIn Is a Sad Place* 54:01 Vibe Coding and API Economy* 57:56 World Economy Summit* 59:48 Good Product* 01:05:34 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