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Episode 2 - The Pickleball Struggle Bus & Hallucinations: When AI Fails the Test!

Saved by the Prompt··13 May 2026·25 min

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It’s a low-scoring week of technical hurdles and "struggle buses," but the guys walk away with a major realization: even when the prompt fails, it still gives you the confidence to try fixing things yourself. In Episode 2 of Saved by the Prompt, Brian and JP keep it brutally honest about what happens when AI completely misses the mark. JP goes on a convoluted, multi-step "side quest" trying to get Gemini and Claude to analyze iPhone video clips of his pickleball game, only to hit file errors, private playlist blockers, and a frustrating tech wall. Meanwhile, Brian attempts to use Gemini to diagnose a buzzing oven, leading to a hilariously face-melting hallucination where the AI begins seeing green and yellow screwdrivers that don't exist in the photo.