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

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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Ketchup Slices