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AI Deleted the Database and Ketchup Became a Slice | Ep. 327

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In this episode:

  • Why “chance of rain” may be destroying everyone’s trust in weather forecasts
  • The deeply upsetting existence of sliced ketchup, also known as k-chup
  • The reminder that every mic is a hot mic, especially when you’re narrating your own crime
  • An AI coding tool allegedly deleted a company’s production database in nine seconds
  • Ontario government staff reportedly using unsecured AI tools with sensitive public information
  • Alison’s AI villain origin story: real human writing being flagged as AI because apparently commas are suspicious now

    • Listen if you care about AI disasters, workplace stupidity, government data privacy, sliced ketchup, hot mics, and the ongoing war against pretending every terrible tech idea is innovation.

    00:00 Intro: Almost Dying for the Bit

    01:22 The Weather Forecast Has Been Lying to Us
    04:11 Sliced Ketchup Is Real, Unfortunately
    09:11 Fired Tech Workers, Deleted Databases, and One Very Hot Mic
    15:12 AI Deletes a Production Database in Nine Seconds
    19:45 The Problem Isn’t AI. It’s People.
    22:11 Ontario Government Staff Using Unsecured AI Tools
    25:02 Alison’s AI Writing Villain Origin Story
    26:29 Outro

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    The UnPodcastBy Scott Stratten, Alison Stratten
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