Dilbert cartoon first published on Sunday 29th July 2012

Dilbert//8506, first published fourteen years ago on Sunday 29th July 2012

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bankruptcy big data bytes of data cloud consulatants evil evil company greed money bag pray to money servers

Official transcript

Boss: Consultants say three quintillion bytes of data are created every day. It comes from everywhere. It knows all. According to the book of Wikipedia, it's name is "Big Data."

Big Data lives in the cloud. It knows what we do. In the past, our company did many evil things. But if we accept Big Data in our servers, we will be saved from bankruptcy. Let us pay. Alice: Is it too late to side with evil? Dilbert: Shhh! It hears you.

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

CONSULTANTS SAY THREE QUINTILLION BYTES OF DATA ARE CREATED EVERY DAY IT COMES FROM EVERYWHERE. IT KNOWS ALL.

ACCORDING TO THE BOOK OF WIKIPEDIA, ITS NAME IS "BIG DATA." BIG DATA BIG DATA LIVES IN THE CLOUD. IT KNOWS WHAT WE DO.

IN THE PAST, OUR COMPANY DID MANY EVIL THINGS.

BUT IF WE ACCEPT BIG DATA IN OUR SERVERS, WE WILL BE SAVED FROM BANKRUPTCY.

LET US PAY.

IS IT TOO LATE TO SIDE WITH EVIL?

SHHHH!

IT HEARS YOU.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Title: "Big Data: A Double-Edged Sword"

Summary:

The comic strip, originally published in, features Dilbert discussing the concept of big data. The conversation begins with a consultant stating that three quintillion bytes of data are created daily, which is equivalent to the entire book of Wikipedia being named "Big Data." The consultant emphasizes that big data lives in the cloud and knows what they do.

However, Dilbert expresses his concerns about the potential misuse of big data, citing examples of evil companies exploiting it. He suggests that if they accept big data in their servers, they will be saved from bankruptcy. The conversation concludes with Dilbert asking if it's too late to side with evil, prompting his coworkers to respond with a mixture of shock and amusement.

Key Points:

• Big data is created at an enormous scale, with three quintillion bytes generated daily.
• Big data lives in the cloud and has knowledge of what individuals do.
• There are concerns about the potential misuse of big data by evil companies.
• Accepting big data in servers may provide a means of escaping bankruptcy.
• The conversation raises questions about the ethics of big data and its impact on individuals and society.

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