Re-Air: Confidently Wrong: Why AI Needs Tools (and So Do We)

Re-Air: Confidently Wrong: Why AI Needs Tools (and So Do We)

From The Data Stack Show by Rudderstack

December 3, 2025 · 36 min

About this episode

The episode revisits a popular discussion on AI trends, tools, and risk management in data teams.

This episode is a re-air of one of our most popular conversations from this year, featuring insights worth revisiting. Thank you for being part of the Data Stack community. Stay up to date with the latest episodes at datastackshow.com. This week on The Data Stack Show, John and Matt dive into the latest trends in AI, discussing the evolution of GPT models, the role of tools in reducing hallucinations, and the ongoing debate between data warehouses and agent-based approaches. They also explore the complexities of risk-taking in data teams, drawing lessons from Nate Silver’s book on risk and sharing real-world analogies from cybersecurity, football, and political campaigns. Key takeaways include the importance of balancing innovation with practical risk management, the need for clear recommendations from data professionals, the value of reading fiction to understand human behavior in data, and so much more.

People in this episode

Hosts: John, Matt

Topics covered

  • AI trends
  • GPT models
  • risk management
  • data teams
  • cybersecurity
  • football
  • political campaigns

Keywords

  • AI
  • GPT
  • risk management
  • data teams
  • cybersecurity
  • Nate Silver
  • innovation
  • hallucinations

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Data Stack Show, Rudderstack

Books & works: Confidently Wrong

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