After the Coldplay concert kiss cam moment exploded online, it didn’t take long for someone to say The Simpsons predicted it. Posts started showing up with a cartoon image of two characters on a jumbotron in a similar pose to Andy Byron and Kristin Cabot, and it was captioned like a prediction from 2003.
One user wrote: “The Simpsons predicting the future YET AGAIN of the CEO at Coldplay situation.” Another asked, “Did the Simpsons really predict the Coldplay Concert incident in a 2003 episode??” A bunch of similar posts followed, and some people actually believed it.
But none of it is true. The image being shared all over X was created using AI. It was never a real scene from the show and definitely not from any 2003 episode.
People used AI tools to turn real photos into fake Simpsons-style screenshots, and this one caught on because of how fast the Coldplaygate moment went viral. Others did the same with characters from The Office, and those got passed around too as jokes.
It’s just another example of people grabbing hold of The Simpsons meme and trying to make it fit. This one doesn’t.
Andy Byron did resign after the incident. It happened at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough and it got serious enough that Astronomer issued a public statement.
The company said: “Astronomer is committed to the values and culture that have guided us since our founding. Our leaders are expected to set the standard in both conduct and accountability, and recently, that standard was not met.”
They followed up with: “Before this week, we were known as a pioneer in the DataOps space, helping data teams power everything from modern analytics to production AI.
“While awareness of our company may have changed overnight, our product and our work for our customers have not. We’re continuing to do what we do best: helping our customers with their toughest data and AI problems.”
The board accepted Byron’s resignation and named co-founder Pete DeJoy as interim CEO while they figure out who’s next. But no, The Simpsons didn’t see it coming.
