Matt (Cynical Data Guy)
Guest contributor known as the 'Cynical Data Guy', provides skeptical, experience-based perspectives on AI, data tooling, risk, and team practices, and recommends readings for data professionals.
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Dec 3, 2025 • 36min
Re-Air: Confidently Wrong: Why AI Needs Tools (and So Do We)
In this insightful discussion, Matt, known as the 'Cynical Data Guy', shares his experience with the evolution of AI, particularly GPT-5, noting its modest improvements and persistent issues. He delves into the risks of relying on tools, highlighting the need for control layers to mitigate AI hallucinations. The conversation addresses the ongoing debate of data warehouses versus agent-based approaches, and how understanding risk through poker can inform data teams. Matt also recommends reading fiction to enhance comprehension of human behavior in data work.
