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We unpack Google’s search reinvention, publishers acting like a deer in the highlights, Perplexity’s emergence as a heel, Apple’s AI misfires, and the risks of AI reinforcement loops. Plus: what happens when publishers still rely on traffic models that are quietly unraveling.
* 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
* 00:22 Intro
* 01:01 AI Search Shake-Up
* 18:40 Perplexity’s $50m Venture Fund
* 32:20 DOJ vs Google Ad-Tech
* 37:26 AI & Mental-Health Risks
* 54:15 Valnet “Sweatshop” Roll-up
* 01:01:59 Mogul Memoirs & Reputation
* 01:03:09 Good Product
* 01:07:38 Outro
By Troy Young, Brian Morrissey, Alex Schleifer4.6
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We unpack Google’s search reinvention, publishers acting like a deer in the highlights, Perplexity’s emergence as a heel, Apple’s AI misfires, and the risks of AI reinforcement loops. Plus: what happens when publishers still rely on traffic models that are quietly unraveling.
* 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
* 00:22 Intro
* 01:01 AI Search Shake-Up
* 18:40 Perplexity’s $50m Venture Fund
* 32:20 DOJ vs Google Ad-Tech
* 37:26 AI & Mental-Health Risks
* 54:15 Valnet “Sweatshop” Roll-up
* 01:01:59 Mogul Memoirs & Reputation
* 01:03:09 Good Product
* 01:07:38 Outro

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