<p>B2B is a refuge; see the Acquired ad rates. The Boston Globe's TikTok star Emily Sweeney proves a Dorchester accent is leverage when the internet has flattened everything. The next newsroom brawl will be over AI use. Political figures now have to be expert content creators. Even geopolitics aren't immune: Iran is beating the U.S. with its AI Lego video trolling. In tech, Sam Altman lies a lot and might be a sociopath, but it could be these are required traits in his field. Vibe coding Big Hot Take has turned Troy into an AImaxxer who believes company structure will change. Finally, a hypothesis that the true emblem of American wealth is getting a boat.</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><strong>Chapters:</strong></p><p>* 00:00 Open</p><p>* 00:41 Welcome</p><p>* 03:10 Media Business Reset</p><p>* 07:05 B2B And Niche Wins</p><p>* 10:30 Altman Narrative Wars</p><p>* 13:18 CEO Archetypes Debate</p><p>* 18:31 OpenAI IPO Reality</p><p>* 20:58 Mythos Model Hype</p><p>* 24:04 Building Hot Takes</p><p>* 31:15 Vibe Coding Impacts</p><p>* 36:48 Politics As Creators</p><p>* 39:04 Trolling As Statecraft</p><p>* 40:34 Boston Globe TikTok Accent</p><p>* 44:13 Artists Versus Engineers</p><p>* 46:43 Midas Touch Deal Breakdown</p><p>* 51:27 Copycat Creator Acquisitions</p><p>* 56:23 NYT Reporting And AI Newsrooms</p><p>* 01:02:23 Clipping Economy Explained</p><p>* 01:07:42 Boats As Status Symbol</p><p>* 01:10:48 Good Product</p><p>* 01:12:57 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>