This week has been a busy one, but I managed to get through this recent Prof G Markets interview with Mark Cuban while on the road and in between meetings. I like Mark Cuban. He comes across as likable and balanced. He's also pretty good at making money.

The conversation covers a lot of topics: AI, why AI could change the way we design housing, healthcare, the media landscape, social media algorithms, why it should be easier to be a public company, and what Cuban would do if he were president of the US, among others. If you're interested in these topics, maybe have a listen.

The discussion around social media algorithms struck a bit of a chord. At one point, Cuban makes the statement that this is one of the underlying challenges facing the US: whoever controls the algorithms controls our thoughts. He goes on to say that the social media algorithms know his kids better than he does.

Algorithms also shape our cities. Everything these days is being reverse-engineered for the attention economy. Typically, this means promoting more extreme views, instead of measured ones, which can drive a further wedge between cyclists and motorists, existing communities and new developments, and so on.

We know all this. But it's scary to think about the influence it has on our behaviors.