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Mind the Gap: When Smart Systems Do Dumb Things

[curious] Picture this: a Pizza Hut delivery driver in the middle of a Friday dinner rush, staring at his screen. The AI system just told him to drive fourteen miles past the customer's house... then circle back. [amused] The pizza's getting cold. The customer's getting angry. And the algorithm? The algorithm is absolutely certain it's optimizing....

In today's episode, Alex and Maya explore how Toronto's economy, AI's rapid evolution, and behavi

Show Notes

Mind the Gap: When Smart Systems Do Dumb Things [curious] Picture this: a Pizza Hut delivery driver in the middle of a Friday dinner rush, staring at his screen. The AI system just told him to drive fourteen miles past the customer's house... then circle back. [amused] The pizza's getting cold. The customer's getting angry. And the algorithm? The algorithm is absolutely certain it's optimizing.... In today's episode, Alex and Maya explore how Toronto's economy, AI's rapid evolution, and behavioural science intersect — and what it all means for how we live and work. Takeaway: [warm] Go find something beautifully imperfect today. New episodes drop every weekday morning.

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Your daily Canadian pulse. Narrowing the gap between the world and your mind. A Macro economic look at the world and Canada for the Tech leaders and beyond .