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Episode Summary:

In this episode of Things. Reasons., Jono Staff and Naran McClung fire up a new segment — What Grinds Our Gears.

From the government's half-billion-dollar AWS bill and the question of who's really keeping watch on cloud spend, to CommBank's public AI fail that saw staff replaced by their own automation, Jono and Naran get into the uncomfortable questions others won't ask.

They also look at the hype cycle around generative AI — from pilot fatigue to talk of an "AI bubble" — and what it means for Australian IT leaders trying to balance cost, risk and reputation.

It's independent commentary on the decisions shaping tech in Australia — and why sometimes the "easy" choice isn't the right one.