--- title: "CEO of AI Company Caught Having Affair on Jumbotron at Coldplay Concert" description: "The CEO of an AI company was caught by a Jumbotron at a Coldplay concert in Boston while romantically embracing one of his employees." date: "2025-07-17" modified: "2025-07-17" authors: - name: "Victor Tangermann" job_title: "Senior Editor" link: "https://futurism.com/authors/victor" url: "https://futurism.com/the-byte/tech-ceo-affair-concert" categories: - "Artificial Intelligence" tags: - "cheating" - "concerts" - "the digest" --- # CEO of AI Company Caught Having Affair on Jumbotron at Coldplay Concert ![The CEO of an AI company was caught by a Jumbotron at a Coldplay concert in Boston while romantically embracing one of his employees.]() *\Image: instaagraace via TikTok\* ## Jumbocringe The CEO of an AI company has come under heavy scrutiny after being caught by a Jumbotron at a Coldplay concert in Boston — while romantically embracing one of his employees. The footage, which went [viral on social media]() on Thursday, shows Astronomer CEO Andy Byron and the firm's chief people officer, Kristin Cabot, tightly embracing, only to awkwardly dash out of the frame. Both are reportedly married with kids. "Oh, look at these two," Coldplay singer Chris Martin narrated, as Byron comically ducked out of view after realizing he was on screen. "Oh, what... either they’re having an affair or they’re just very shy." The unfortunate event [drew the ire]() of online pundits. "Serves them right tbh," one user on Reddit argued. "Cheating catches up with you eventually." Others pointed to a second woman on the left of the frame, covering her face with her hands. "She knows them both and realizes her friends are cooked," one user [suggested](). ## Employee Engagement The purported affair will likely lead to plenty of questions among the ranks of Byron's New York City-based company, which advertises a baffling array of computing buzzwords related to machine learning and automation — "empowers data teams to bring mission-critical software, analytics, & AI to life" — on its website. Some sleuthing on LinkedIn reveals that Cabot joined Astronomer in November. "Kristin’s exceptional leadership and deep expertise in talent management, employee engagement, and scaling people strategies will be critical as we continue our rapid trajectory," Byron said of Cabot in a [press release]() at the time. Neither Cabot nor Byron has publicly commented on the matter. But if there's one certainty, the cringeworthy ordeal will likely make for some extremely awkward meetings. The purported affair drew a huge amount of attention online. *Newsweek* [found]() that Byron's wife's Facebook page, which has [since been taken down](), has been pummelled with comments, with onlookers pointing out her husband's infidelity. To many, the whole thing could've easily been avoided. "lol if they’d have just stuck it out and smiled for the camera this would never have surfaced as virally as it did,” one Reddit user [posited](). "Cost of a concert: Hotel $200, tickets $600, food/drinks $150, divorce attorney $50,000," one Instagram user [joked](). "Two rules, never try to hide from the Jumbotron and never run from cops or dogs," another X user [advised](). **More on cheating:** *[OpenAI Scientists' Efforts to Make an AI Lie and Cheat Less Backfired Spectacularly]()* ## Author I've been at Futurism since 2017, where my role has evolved to encompass design, writing, and increasingly editing. I've always been fascinated by space exploration and advanced transportation, which I've leaned into by interviewing luminaries in those fields while closely following the dimensions of policy and regulation that allow next-generation projects to succeed -- or, sometimes, to fail. I'm also keenly interested in the effects of generative AI on society, policies, and democratic institutions, as well as clean energy, physics and biology, and the vagaries of tech leadership. My work for Futurism has been cited by publications including Ars Technica, Gizmodo, PC Magazine, Jalopnik, Fox News, and the New York Post. I spent my childhood living in locations including Manila, the Philippines, and Geneva, Switzerland, attended McGill University, and now live in Toronto, Canada. Before Futurism I worked at AskMen and a small photography studio. In my free time, I'm an avid gardener, foodie, and craft beer lover, as well as a maker of artisanal hot pepper sauces. I have a magnificent dog named Freida. ### Author social links [Bluesky]()