One of my friends is the music director of a US freeform radio station. He’s a legend in the industry known for his encyclopedic knowledge of cool but highly ob

One of my friends is the music director of a US freeform radio station. He’s a legend in the industry known for his encyclopedic knowledge of cool but highly obscure artists over the past 40 years. Over the past year, he has often been left mouth open when YouTube’s algorithm starts picking what’s next after we pick a starting point. “How the hell does it know about these guys?” That’s how good the robots have become.