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 Twitter Chapters: * 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