<description>&lt;p&gt;Data shows widespread trepidation over the AI, whether it’s datacenter construction or possible job displacement, yet little public discussion has taken place. We discuss how that’s changing as AI becomes a political issue. Meanwhile, another reckoning is happening with a return of cancel culture in a new and improved version; the open web faces its own reckoning as grotesque user experiences lead it into a doom loop; and private capital faces a squeeze that will hurt M&amp;A.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;* &lt;a target="_blank" href="https://www.youtube.com/@peoplevsalgorithms"&gt;Watch us on YouTube&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;* &lt;a target="_blank" href="https://www.peoplevsalgorithms.com/"&gt;Troy Young’s People vs Algorithms newsletter&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;* &lt;a target="_blank" href="https://therebooting.com/"&gt;Brian Morrissey’s The Rebooting newsletter&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;* &lt;a target="_blank" href="https://humancomputer.io/"&gt;Alex Schleifer’s Human Computer&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;* Follow &lt;a target="_blank" href="https://www.threads.com/@alexoid"&gt;Alex&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a target="_blank" href="https://twitter.com/bmorrissey"&gt;Brian&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a target="_blank" href="https://twitter.com/troyyoung"&gt;Troy&lt;/a&gt; on Twitter&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Chapters:&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;* 00:50 Irish Hospitality&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;* 04:37 Intro&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;* 07:30 AI &amp; The State of the Union&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;* 24:21 Cancel Culture&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;* 35:19 Death of the Open Web&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;* 42:43 Private Capital&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;* 50:38 Money Making Opportunity&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;* 01:00:30 Good Product&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;* 01:06:26 Outro&lt;/p&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit &lt;a href="https://www.peoplevsalgorithms.com?utm_medium=podcast&amp;#38;utm_campaign=CTA_1"&gt;www.peoplevsalgorithms.com&lt;/a&gt;</description>

People vs Algorithms

Troy Young, Brian Morrissey, Alex Schleifer

The AI Reckoning

FEB 27, 202667 MIN
People vs Algorithms

The AI Reckoning

FEB 27, 202667 MIN

Description

<p>Data shows widespread trepidation over the AI, whether it’s datacenter construction or possible job displacement, yet little public discussion has taken place. We discuss how that’s changing as AI becomes a political issue. Meanwhile, another reckoning is happening with a return of cancel culture in a new and improved version; the open web faces its own reckoning as grotesque user experiences lead it into a doom loop; and private capital faces a squeeze that will hurt M&A.</p><p>* <a target="_blank" href="https://www.youtube.com/@peoplevsalgorithms">Watch us on YouTube</a></p><p>* <a target="_blank" href="https://www.peoplevsalgorithms.com/">Troy Young’s People vs Algorithms newsletter</a></p><p>* <a target="_blank" href="https://therebooting.com/">Brian Morrissey’s The Rebooting newsletter</a></p><p>* <a target="_blank" href="https://humancomputer.io/">Alex Schleifer’s Human Computer</a></p><p>* Follow <a target="_blank" href="https://www.threads.com/@alexoid">Alex</a>, <a target="_blank" href="https://twitter.com/bmorrissey">Brian</a> and <a target="_blank" href="https://twitter.com/troyyoung">Troy</a> on Twitter</p><p></p><p>Chapters:</p><p>* 00:50 Irish Hospitality</p><p>* 04:37 Intro</p><p>* 07:30 AI & The State of the Union</p><p>* 24:21 Cancel Culture</p><p>* 35:19 Death of the Open Web</p><p>* 42:43 Private Capital</p><p>* 50:38 Money Making Opportunity</p><p>* 01:00:30 Good Product</p><p>* 01:06:26 Outro</p> <br/><br/>This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit <a href="https://www.peoplevsalgorithms.com?utm_medium=podcast&#38;utm_campaign=CTA_1">www.peoplevsalgorithms.com</a>