This week, we discuss the chaotic transition to an AI-augmented era, the roiling backlash trying to slow it down, and how we’ll come to terms with a weird new world. Plus: The dénouement of the scale era in publishing and beginning of the “inversion” era of media brands.
Chapters:
00:00 Open
01:33 Welcome
04:55 Graduation Speech AI Backlash
05:46 Pope AI Encyclical Buzz
07:40 Why People Distrust AI
13:23 AI Book Quote Scandal
15:16 Steroid Olympics for Creators
19:23 Flood of Synthetic Content
22:31 Human Only Platforms
27:53 LLM Confidence and Hallucinations
31:55 Breaking the AI Loop
32:38 Google Ends Link Search
36:39 Vox Deal and Glue Factory
40:30 Inversion Strategy at People
43:52 Monetizing Brands via SKUs
46:04 Supernatural Comeback Economy
48:44 Good Product
57:52 Credits
