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Tim Cook's final appearance in an Apple keynote, so of course he went out with style and flair! Just kidding. It was so-o-o-o boring. š“ Unfortunately, so was most of the rest of the WWDC26 announcementsāthat is, when they weren't absolutely enraging. A deepfake generator of your friends? Really Apple? This is what your legendary focus on UX has come to in the twilight of Cook's tenure? A Siri which is totally willing to glaze students with "It sounds great!" pablum? Really?? Steve Jobs is rolling over in his grave right now. But heyā¦at least we finally got our "Snow Leopard" OS release cycle. That's something! š
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Fresh Fusion (my other podcast)My social media reaction to WWDC26Give Apple CEO-Elect John Ternus a ChanceAll the little details Apple did show in its WWDC 2026 keynoteā¦just very quicklyShe won an exemption from using AI at her tech job. The Pope's remarks could fuel similar appeals."Chat is dead": OpenAI preps overhaul of ChatGPT
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Hypeāany hype, but in this instance tech hypeāonly works because humans are fallible. We fall prey to quirks of the mind, real-world hacks which dilute our rational thinking and cause us to sink into a mire cynically crafted for us by bad actors who are more than willing to manipulate and trick others for their own gain. In this episode, I will explain to you some of these mind games: the heuristics, biases, and fallacies which are difficult for us to escapeā¦even when we're being thoughtful and critical ourselves. Guard yourselves against endless capitalist hype cycles by strengthening your mind! Oh, and in case this wasn't reason enough to tune inā¦The Amazing Criswell from Plan 9 from Outer Space makes an appearance. Because of course! He's one of the greatest hype men of all the ages!
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We once laughed at the horseless carriageā¦now some of us laugh at ~~outer space~~ generative AI!Availability heuristicSurvivorship biasPost hoc ergo propter hoc
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It's a jungle out there. Disorder and confusion everywhere. No one seems to care. Well I do! Hey, whoās in charge here?
It may seem like I'm quoting from a famous Randy Newman song, andā¦OK yes, I am! š But this is the world we live in. Having to deal with AI-pilled morons on the regular, feeling forced to leave improperly moderated communities overrun with slop, unfollowing slopologists, constantly having to seek out alternatives to Big Techā¦and then getting yelled at for picking the āwrongā alternativeā¦whew, it's a lot. How do we cope? That is the topic of the hour.
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NeuromaxxingSpace Cadet PinballSlow Productivity by Cal Newport
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Marketing has taken over product design. Usability used to mean something. Now software is becoming less "human", a symptom of a wider business culture sucking up to AI companies because of far too much capital flooding the markets. But it doesn't have to be this way. Join us for a merry dialog on the hazards of A/B testing your way into a good product (spoiler alert! you can't!), asking the why about your data not simply the what, codemaxxing, flaming Teslas, and a whole lot more.
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Zoomers are ditching doomscrolling and saving cinemaYour AI Use Is Breaking My BrainEllipsus (yes againā¦I swear I'm not a paid shill, I swear it!)
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If youāre like a lot of folks now wondering if itās even possible to build delightful, human-centric & humane SaaS products for the web anymore, Ellipsus is proof that yes itās possible!
One of the great things about Ellipsus is they have been standing with writers and creators against the onslaught of generative AI and slop. And āOur Survey on Creativity, Writing, and Reading in the Age of AIā highlights just what their community is feeling but in a broader sense, how itās possible to build new products & services around these sentiments. One does not need to become a slop peddler in order to find successful product/market fit.
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Our Survey on Creativity, Writing, and Reading in the Age of AIFresh Fusion Podcast episode 129Ooo, shiny linky! 𤩠Record-Breaking Drone Show (Guinness World Records)
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In a phrase I never expected to utter: I wholeheartedly endorse the upcoming Chinese regulations! Yes, China is getting ready to crack down on so-called "digital humans", requiring proper labeling as such as well as forbidding any deepfakes based on real people without their informed consent. Many other restrictions are proposed as well, and in this episode I go through the details and explain how such regulations are sorely needed here in my country (the U.S.)āthough I don't trust anything coming out of our current regime. We may have to wait for the political turnover, which is looking very likely!
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The Kids Are Alright (So Letās Team Up!)China Cracking Down on the Types of AI That Are Tearing America Apart
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Welcome back to the 2026 season kickoff of Vibe Coded! In this episode, I cover the phenomenon of how open source software projects are either fending off or embracing the onslaught of agentic coding services, and the ways in which the technology is splitting the F/LOSS community asunder. I just keep thinking, it didn't have to be this way. But here we are!
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Fresh Fusion Podcast episode 128Recording on Linux: ArdourShame! Open Slopware ListHurray! No-AI Policy ListHurray! EVi (vim fork) on CodebergShame! systemd discussion on disallowing genAI: Closed as not planned
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The state of play in late 2025 and my expectation that the bubble will burst in 2026. The āAgentic Ageā did not materialize this year. Anti-AI activism is heating upā¦people are noping the f out of the Torment Nexus. Gen-Z and Gen Alpha are turning against the slop machines. That's AI! goes the new lingo. Microsoft's AI CEO is getting pummeled online and a post-Windows PC landscape looking increasingly likely. This and a whole lot more, right here on Vibe Coded.
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NEW! Human Web Collective: a forum for the AI-Free movement (join today for free!)No ~~Kings~~ Benevolent Dictators for LifeAlmost all major Windows 11 core features are broken?!AI vegans: Why Gen-Z are turning against chatbotsBuilding AI the Firefox way: Shaping whatās next togetherLast yearās AI feedback thread šBetter Offline by Ed Zitron -
The same tired, clichĆ©d arguments keep coming up over and over again why we should all welcome our new robot overlords, so I'm here to knock 'em all down and push back systematicallyā¦but most importantly, make the case for the Pro-Craft Movement and how vital it is that we preserve and champion the historical & emotional components of Human Creativity.
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NEW! Human Web Collective: a forum for the AI-Free movementAI Podcast Start Up Plans 5,000 Shows, 3,000 Episode a Week -
Iāve talked in length about the ethical quandaries surrounding generative AI, from the industrial-scale theft of intellectual property to the ways it harms both the natural as well as digital environments due to its extractive nature. But I also want to talk about the aesthetics of the slop output we have to contend with now on a regular basis, and I donāt just mean the political side of itāI and many others have been sounding the alarm that genAI lines right up with aesthetics of fascism. Rather, I want to explore the relationship between the slop machines and true art forms, and why we just arenāt seeing anything meaningful and lasting being produced using these problematic technologies.
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NEW! Human Web Collective: a forum for the AI-Free movementA Tale of Two Cyberspacesā100% of the music I love listening to was produced without the aid of slop machinesā'AI slop': Emily Portman and musicians on the mystery of fraudsters releasing songs in their nameEmbrace Generative Art, Reject Regurgitated Slop (podcast)A Photo with Paint FX is Not a Painting, But It Could Be Something Else404 Media Podcast: Shrimp JesusThe AI vibe shift is upon us (CNN Business)Kat Tenbarge: Sam Altman's Dyson Sphere š³Cat soap operas and babies trapped in space: the āAI slopā taking over YouTube -
In this episode, I have a lively chat with Cory Dransfeldt about getting started as a web developer making band websites and his recent work on design systems, his passion for supporting creators and the preservation of craft, the ai.robots.txt open source project, what the GitHub CEO said (note: we recorded this episode before he announced he was stepping down), releasing a music app for Navidrome, machines coming for our tattoos (!), and a whole lot more.
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In this episode I talk about the shocking decline in AI safety, why AI is becoming a religion and that shouldnāt surprise us, software developer reluctance and growing impatience in using these tools, and the LMDs of Marvelās Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Oh yes, weāre going there!
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ChatGPT will ābetter detectā mental distress after reports of it feeding peopleās delusionsDevelopers remain willing but reluctant to use AI: The 2025 Developer Survey results are hereWhy AI Is Becoming A Religion (Itās Not Psychosis) (YouTube) The Alt-Right Pipeline Almost Got Me. Hereās Why It Failed (YouTube)The End of Work as We Know ItAI summaries cause ādevastatingā drop in online news audiences: reportChatGPT users shocked to learn their chats were in Google search resultsOpenAI's CEO says he's scared of GPT-5Ghost 6.0 -
You're listening to the audio edition of my newsletter Cycles Hyped No More, right here on the Vibe Coded podcast.
In this issue I talk about The Truth š«” of Reliable Next-Generation š Green Energy Storage, because in case you're not aware, there is a concerted effort here in America to mislead the public when it comes to the topic of renewable energy. And rather than jump and wave our hands and scream CLIMATE CHANGE YOU FOOLS!, let's educate ourselves on the cutting-edge of storage solutions so we canā¦sound very smart at dinner parties. (And also, y'know, save the planet. Definitely that.)
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In this episode I talk about mental health in the face of changing technology, epistemological truth claims, and the future of work. Evidence is mounting that engaging credulously with unskilled gaslighting algorithms which simulate intelligence but lack any real intelligence is a hazard to human flourishing. It's a matter of dignity. It's a matter of craft. It's a matter of truth.
And always remember, two toenails don't make a clipper! š (Don't worry, I'll explain the meaning of this, thank Google!)
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LLMs are now a culture war (@[email protected])An OpenAI Investor Appears to Be Having a ChatGPT-Induced Mental Health CrisisPsychiatric Researchers Warn of Grim Psychological Risks for AI UsersāYour judgment is cloudedā š¤Ø (@[email protected])Microsoft buys more than a billion dollarsā worth of excrementOpenAI goes for Microsoftās jugular ā its Office productivity suite -
In this episode, I talk about this growing sense of dread that rather than genAI ushering in a glorious new age of superintelligence, it's actually manipulating us into believing this is happening all while making us way dumberā¦and in some cases, causing mental breaks from reality.
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AI coding tools make developers slower, study findsMastodon thread"ChatGPT Psychosis": Experts Warn that People Are Losing Themselves to AIPeople Are Being Involuntarily Committed, Jailed After Spiraling Into "ChatGPT Psychosis"Inside āAI Addictionā Support Groups, Where People Try to Stop Talking to ChatbotsAI Is Making You Dumber (YouTube)Study warns of āsignificant risksā in using AI therapy chatbotsDeveloper of curl Daniel Stenberg on AI slop "security" reportsYouTube monetization policies changingAn open letter from educators who refuse the call to adopt GenAI in education -
Fellow netizens, the moment you've all been waiting for: the inaugural episode of Jared White's new podcast Vibe Coded!
Magic escalators & floating men? Bots blocked bad by big business? 100 books read a day? All that and a whole lot moreā¦most def you're not gonna want to miss this!Follow Jared on Mastodon / Read Cycles Hyped No More newsletter
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The AI Backlash Keeps Growing Stronger (WIRED)Cloudflare will now, by default, block AI bots from crawling its clientsā websitesIām Losing All Trust in the AI IndustryGoogle Veo 3 fails, week 3 ā fail harder with a vengeanceRead >100 books a day! (h/t @[email protected])The AI Privilege DelusionWeatherStar 4000+ (h/t @[email protected]) -
Hello, Iām Jared White, and welcome to Vibe Coded, a show about the perils & pitfalls of creative intellectual automation; and why the future of good Internet vibes is for the humans, by the humans.
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