The Economy of Algorithms
Episodes
80% of Your AI's Thinking May Be Theatre
30 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
A 2011 study showed that we prefer slower websites to faster ones if the slow sites appear to be “working harder”. Think about this airfare-search...
Stop Asking AI for Answers
23 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Hey, it’s Marek.I gave Claude the same draft, the same prompt, and the same checklist. Twice. In one conversation, it said don’t publish. The othe...
What Happens When Your Agent Hears No?
16 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Hey, it’s Marek.If you saw my LinkedIn post this week, you already know: I recorded this episode’s intro while running through Melbourne mud in th...
Thinking in Hieroglyphs
09 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Hey, it’s Marek,I mentioned on LinkedIn this week that I built an AI agent that scouts Reddit, HackerNews, and ArXiv every morning and produces a pe...
Drying the Moat
02 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Hey, it’s Marek.I’ve been walking around like a zombie for weeks. I just cannot stop building. I built a personal CRM that pulls together my email...
The Most Dangerous Cyberattack Has No Attacker
23 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Hey, it’s Marek! And Ivano!Two firsts these past few days: a co-authored newsletter and a guest on the podcast. Both with Ivano Bongiovanni, General...
Bricklayers and Architects
16 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Hey, it’s Marek.Yes, you’re hearing from me again: the written post went out on Friday, this is the podcast version with extra context and one dat...
I paid $20 to watch my bot do nothing
09 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Hey, it’s Marek.Yes, you’re hearing from me again! I sent the written post on Friday, and this is the podcast version with some extra context and ...
Decacorns, Space Lasers, and Bring Your Own Power
02 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Hey, it’s Marek.Back from Davos 2026, and unlike last year, when everyone was singing the same AI agents tune, this year felt scattered. No singular...
The Saddle Advantage
12 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Hey, it’s Marek.Recording this one from Shanghai with the skyline lighting up behind me. Unusual setup: microphone in my glasses, cold weather, no s...
7 Ways AI Makes You Worse
05 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Hey, it’s Marek.Happy New Year! For the first episode of 2026, I distilled everything I wrote last year into seven traps we all keep falling into.Th...
The Billion-Dollar Giveaway
22 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Hey, it’s Marek.In 1981, IBM did something that looked insane: they published the complete specs for the IBM PC and basically invited the world to c...
The Erdős Gap
15 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Hey, it’s Marek.This episode starts with socks. Specifically, the drawer where I keep the lonely ones, waiting for their missing pairs that I refuse...
Slopfluencers (Audio & video edition + extras)
08 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Remember - you can subscribe to this podcast in your favourite podcasting app. Just search for “The Economy of Algorithms”!Hey, it’s Marek.Three...
Alien Intelligence (Audio & video edition + extras)
01 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Hey, it’s Marek.A COO told me about their GenAI pilots. Faster drafts, fewer errors, great metrics. I asked what surprising behaviours they were see...
Unreasonable Moments (Audio & video edition + extras)
24 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Hey, it’s Marek.I’m back after a few weeks away. I lost my dad, and I needed to step offline: spend time with family, disconnect from everything t...
Does It Work in a Cave? (Audio & video edition + extras)
27 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Hey, it’s Marek.I just got back from Poland yesterday morning, and immediately experienced the perfect real-world validation of this week’s newsle...
Force the Critic (Audio & video edition + extras)
20 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Hey, it’s Marek,I just recorded today’s episode from Poland, where the Polish edition of my book launched last Friday. Tomorrow I’m opening the ...
Who's Managing Your AI Agents? (Audio & video edition + extras)
13 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Hey, it’s Marek,Last month at Singularity University, I made 30 executives build 50 AI prototypes in two hours. No IT backgrounds. Great! But also…...
"I Understand Your Frustration" (Audio & video edition + extras)
06 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Hey, it’s Marek,Recording from the last day of my holiday: kids waiting upstairs for movie time, ice cream tub calling my name. This week’s episod...
Too Much (Audio Edition + extras)
29 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Hey, it’s Marek,Almost every evening, my wife and I spend 45 minutes browsing Netflix, cross-referencing reviews, until one of us falls asleep and w...
Plywood Drones and Digital Doubles (Audio Edition + extras)
22 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Hey, it’s Marek,Fresh back from Europe, I recorded this episode while processing a surreal experience: Russian drones made of plywood and polystyren...
Ban, Dip, Backdoor (Audio edition + extras)
15 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Hey, it's Marek,Recording from Warsaw this week, where I just received the first printed copies of my book’s Polish edition (the translation will la...
Compound failure (Audio Edition + extras)
08 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Hey, it’s Marek.I’m recording this from Prague, just before a public lecture on AI, in which I am going to make a claim that the Astronomical Cloc...
AI is a Mullet (Audio Edition + extras)
01 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Hey, it’s Marek.So, last Friday’s article (you can read it here, if you prefer text over audio) resonated with a lot of readers, it seems. This ti...
The 80% Mistake (Audio Edition)
27 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
I just spent eight minutes reading my newsletter aloud.Not for a podcast. Not for a presentation. Just to see what happens when you hear "The 80% Mist...