Episode 96 | Empowerment Is the New Algorithm | Grace Kay Matelich
In this episode I sit down with Grace Kay Matelich, a philosopher-turned-operator who went from running Montana’s suicide-hotline to scaling AI data-ops at Invisible Technologies, and now to co-founding Bloomscroll, a “light-mirror” alternative to doom, scrolling. We unpack why recommendation engines are already an alignment problem, how subscription-based curation can flip the incentive model, and what it will take to put humans, not algorithms, back in the driver’s seat.
We Covered:
- Lessons from crisis-line work, longevity research, and hyper-growth ops
- Training large language models without cutting ethical corners
- The birth of Bloomscroll and its “empowerment algorithm”
- Why presence, autonomy, and intentional screen time beat infinite feeds
- Practical tips for founders on hiring for grit and wielding AI as a tool
Episode Highlights:
00:00 Machine Minds Show Introduction
03:26 Tangible effects of being able to interact with this technology
09:13 Space leveraging the beautiful network
15:33 Blog about how ai is starting to finesse
22:01 Ai become embodied in a robot
32:36 Benefits of collaborating with so many beautiful visionaries
39.42 Training companies to use AI
45:49 Chat GPT instant modeling out
Where to Find the Guest:
Connect Grace Kay Matelich — Co-Founder & CEO, Bloomscroll on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/grace-kay-matelich/
Blog Substack: https://bloomsdaypreppers.substack.com/
Company Website: https://www.bloomscroll.com/
Machine Minds:
Samson Rose: https://samsonrose.com/
Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/machine-minds/id1697983733
Google Podcast: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0
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