Join Colleen Hayes, Frankie Chalupsky, and Sal Fadel as they explore the history of AI, its current state, and how we use it daily—highlighting its benefits and challenges. Relevant articles: In a first, Google has released data on how much energy an AI prompt uses, MIT Technology Review https://www.technologyreview.com/2025/08/21/1122288/google-gemini-ai-energy/

5 Examples of Bad Data Quality in Business — And How to Avoid Them https://www.montecarlodata.com/blog-bad-data-quality-examples/ 8 Jaw Dropping Ways Bad Data Changed World History https://rivery.io/blog/8-jaw-dropping-ways-bad-data-changed-world-history/ 4 Most Damaging Decisions That Could Undermine Your Data Analytics Initiatives https://medium.com/@grow.com/4-most-damaging-decisions-that-could-undermine-your-data-analytics-initiatives-8d81d3374137 11 Famous AI Disasters https://www....

Behind the Mic with Colleen Hayes: From Journalism to Data Storytelling In this special Behind the Mic episode of Cream City Calculations, we turn the spotlight on our own Colleen Hayes — a 20-year veteran in data analytics and data products whose career began in a completely different field: journalism. Colleen shares her winding path from inside sales at a tech reseller to law firm databases, manufacturing analytics, and financial services — revealing how curiosity, problem-solving, and a l...

There's been a lot in the news lately regarding AI replacing people's jobs. Frankie, Sal and Colleen break it down for you and provide their thoughts on the reality of this concept, and suggest ways to make yourself ready for a more AI-embedded world. Articles referenced in this episode include: These Jobs Will Fall First As AI Takes Over The Workplace https://www.forbes.com/sites/jackkelly/2025/04/25/the-jobs-that-will-fall-first-as-ai-takes-over-the-workplace/ AI is ‘breaking’ entry-level...

In this episode, Colleen Hayes and Sal Fadel interview their cohost, Frankie Chalupsky. This series is designed for listeners to get to know us better as well as learn our best practices.

In this episode of Cream City Calculations, Colleen, Frankie, and Sal huddle up to explore how artificial intelligence and data analytics are transforming the NFL and professional sports more broadly. From RFID chips in shoulder pads to Amazon Web Services processing over 500 million data points each season, the team breaks down the cutting-edge tech driving decisions on the field—and in front offices. They dive into how real-time tracking, next-gen stats, and AI-powered film analysis are imp...

In this episode, Colleen Hayes and Frankie Chalupsky interview their cohost, Sal Fadel. This series is designed for listeners to get to know us better as well as learn our best practices. The Coding Train: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvjgXvBlbQiydffZU7m1_aw Rajistics - data science, AI, and machine learning: https://www.youtube.com/c/Rajistics

Hosts: Colleen, Frankie, and Sal The Data Pulse: Microsoft announces $3.3 billion investment in Wisconsin to spur artificial intelligence innovation and economic growth https://news.microsoft.com/2024/05/08/microsoft-announces-3-3-billion-investment-in-wisconsin-to-spur-artificial-intelligence-innovation-and-economic-growth/ DeepSeek sparks AI stock selloff; Nvidia posts record market-cap loss https://www.reuters.com/technology/chinas-deepseek-sets-off-ai-market-rout-2025-01-27/ What is DeepS...

Sal Fadel, Colleen Hayes, and Frankie Chalupsky interview Naveen Lalit Kankate about his success in using data in entrepreneurship. Interview References: Naveen's profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/naveenkankate/ StayThanks websites: https://www.staythanks.com/luvmke?target=e4ee6751719d49f482a4b9a6639cd71b&params=%7B%7D Data Pulse Sources: https://news.microsoft.com/2024/05/08/microsoft-announces-3-3-billion-investment-in-wisconsin-to-spur-artificial-intelligence-innovation-and-ec...

Podcast Notes: ****Sorry for the sound quality. We had technical difficulties, which should be much improved at our next show!**** Hosts: Colleen, Frankie, and Sal Guest: Abbas Fadel, Olympic fencing coach and three-time Olympian The Data Pulse: Can AI Compete with Human Data Scientists? OpenAI’s new benchmarking tool, MLE-bench, puts AI capabilities to the test against 75 real-world data science competitions from Kaggle. The tool evaluates AI on more than computational ability, focusing on ...

Podcast Notes: Hosts: Colleen, Frankie, and Sal The Data Pulse: A New Group Is Trying to Make AI Data Licensing Ethical As the first wave of major generative AI tools used publicly available data, now the Dataset Providers Alliance (DPA) is pushing for an opt-in data system, which could reshape how AI models are trained and licensed. https://www.wired.com/story/dataset-providers-alliance-ethical-generative-ai-licensing/California Governor Newsom Vetoes AI Safety Bill Gov. Gavin Newsom vetoes ...

On this month's episode, in our installment of the Data Pulse, we chat about a candidate for mayor from Wyoming who's suggesting a chat bot could run the government. https://www.foxbusiness.com/politics/wyoming-mayoral-candidate-promises-let-openai-bot-govern-capital-city-faces-backlash-from-tech-giant We then go on to chat with Ron Hockersmith of Amorphic Beer about the unique ways his company uses scientific data in the brewing process. If you're in the Milwaukee area, be sure to check th...

Podcast Description: In this episode of Cream City Calculations, Colleen, Frankie, and Sal explore the fascinating intersection of beer and data. They discuss how breweries are using data-driven insights to improve business operations, capture market share, and enhance customer satisfaction. The episode also touches on Tesla’s hidden autopilot data, privacy concerns in AI, and industry trends like the rise of non-alcoholic beers. Whether you’re a beer enthusiast or a data aficionado, this epi...

Podcast Description: In this episode of Cream City Calculations, Colleen, Frankie, and Sal delve into the fascinating world of data analytics in the music industry. They explore how big data is being utilized to enhance everything from playlist recommendations to tour planning and music production. The team also discusses how platforms like Spotify use algorithms to shape your music experience and the broader implications for artists and the industry. Sponsored by Continuus Technologies, this...

Podcast Notes: Matt’s educational content recommendations: Unabated. The site is built and run by winners. Their articles/videos/podcasts cut through a lot of noise and buzzwords and give true signal. They stay away from giving picks while trying to educate users on how to use tools to win. For those wanting a book, the logic of sports betting is the best relevant piece of material around. The Data Pulse: https://www.wsj.com/video/series/wsj-explains/ai-is-...

Sal Fadel, Colleen Hayes, and Frankie Chalupsky discuss how data can be manipulated or skewed to show results in a biased way. They discuss the following: -Data poisoning and how it can be used for good and evil -Purposeful data manipulation recent news -Accidental data manipulation, how it can be handled, and the impacts it may have on a company or an industry Thank you to Continuus Technologies for sponsoring us and allowing us to use their space and equipment! ...