Archive - People vs Algorithms

Truth Is No Longer the Point

We don't have a way to describe what comes next.

Oct 17 •

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Brian Morrissey

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Going Post-Truth

The internet used to argue over what was true. Now it’s about what performs.

Oct 17 •

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Brian Morrissey

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1:02:34

AI Will Automate Everything Except Cool

The more AI tries to imitate us, the more we’ll crave the messy, handmade, and sincere.

Oct 10 •

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Brian Morrissey

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It’s Cool to Be Human

AI companies are trying to be cool.

Oct 10 •

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Brian Morrissey

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53:16

Interface Eats the World

AI isn’t just remixing media — it’s swallowing interfaces, upending distribution, and discovery.

Oct 3 •

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Brian Morrissey

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AI’s consumer turn is here.

Oct 3 •

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Brian Morrissey

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57:25

September 2025

What Taking an IQ Test Taught Me About Marketing

I am smarter than Coco Chanel and dumber than Steve Jobs. But nowhere near Lisa.

Sep 26 •

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Brian Morrissey

From gaming culture in Japan to the dark arts of online marketing, and why every good business is really a racket.

Sep 26 •

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Brian Morrissey

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1:02:03

AI, Uncertainty, and the New Media Void

It's too much work to be a media consumer now.

Sep 19 •

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Brian Morrissey

Age of Extremes

This week: Trump’s war on the media expands and intensifies; AI doomers vs AI maximalists; and Anonymous Banker on what’s behind the Puck-Air Mail deal.

Sep 19 •

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Brian Morrissey

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1:01:26

The Media Singularity Is Here

The Spinal Tap sequel arrives just in time to remind us.

Sep 12 •

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Brian Morrissey

The Media Singularity

In this episode, we dig into the collapse of old distinctions between news, entertainment, sports, gaming, and commerce into a single feed-driven…

Sep 12 •

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Brian Morrissey

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1:03:20

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